Editing Foreign relations of Lithuania (section)

==Europe==
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|{{flagu|Austria}}||28 August 1991
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* Austria is accredited to Lithuania from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vienna and maintains an honorary consulate in  Vilnius.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Österreich|first=Außenministerium der Republik|title=About Us|url=https://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/austrian-embassy-to-lithuania/about-us/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=www.bmeia.gv.at|language=en|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628234414/https://www.bmeia.gv.at/en/austrian-embassy-to-lithuania/about-us/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Vienna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://at.mfa.lt/|title=LR ambasada Austrijos Respublikoje|access-date=20 February 2015|archive-date=19 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219070113/http://at.mfa.lt/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
* [http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-2066333315  Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Austria (in Lithuanian only)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930133818/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-2066333315 |date=30 September 2011 }}
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|{{flagu|Belarus}}||30 December 1992
|See [[Belarus–Lithuania relations]]
Lithuania entered into an international relationship with Belarus in 1991, when, on 20 December, the Supreme Council of Lithuania recognised the independence of the Republic of Belarus, with Belarus recognising the independence of Lithuania a week later, on 27 December. On 30 December 1992, an agreement to enter into diplomatic relations was made in Minsk.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://lithuania.mfa.gov.by/lt/bilateral_relations/| title = Двусторонние отношения - Посольство Республики Беларусь в Литовской Республике| access-date = 29 November 2017| archive-date = 1 December 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044050/http://lithuania.mfa.gov.by/lt/bilateral_relations/| url-status = live}}</ref> In 1995, the presidents of the two countries, [[Algirdas Brazauskas]] and [[Alexander Lukashenko]] signed an agreement on Good Neighbourhood and Cooperation. Top-ranking governmental officials have exchanged visits. Since 2007, the heads of the governments of the two states have been meeting on regular basis. Belarus is an important economic partner to Lithuania,<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.urm.lt/default/lt/baltarusija-lietuva| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160705125405/http://urm.lt/default/lt/baltarusija-lietuva| archive-date = 5 July 2016| title = Baltarusija {{!}} Dvišaliai ekonominiai ryšiai su užsienio šalimis {{!}} Prekybiniai ekonominiai santykiai {{!}} Ekonominė diplomatija {{!}} Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija}}</ref> yet Lithuania supports the stance of the EU and other international organisations on this state. Recently, the nuclear power plant under construction in [[Astravyets]], Belarus, which is considered by Lithuania unsafe, has been escalating tensions. On top of that, Belarus's growing energy, economic, and military dependence on Russia is forcing Lithuania to exercise caution in measuring the political decisions of the country. Currently, there are 27 bilateral agreements regulating the relationship between Lithuania and Belarus in different areas.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.urm.lt/default/lt/baltarusija| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141229111152/http://www.urm.lt/default/lt/baltarusija| archive-date = 29 December 2014| title = Baltarusija {{!}} Dvišalės sutartys {{!}} Tarptautinės sutartys {{!}} Užsienio politika {{!}} Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija}}</ref>
* Belarus has an embassy in [[Vilnius]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.belarus.lt/ku_e.php  |title=Belarusian embassy in Vilnius |website=belarus.lt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014225747/http://www.belarus.lt/ku_e.php |archive-date=14 October 2008}}</ref>
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Minsk]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://by.mfa.lt/|title=Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija – Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija|author=Dizaino Kryptis|access-date=20 February 2015|archive-date=10 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510164750/http://by.mfa.lt/|url-status=live}}</ref> and a general consulate in [[Hrodna]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://consulate-grodno.mfa.lt/|title=Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija – Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija|author=Dizaino Kryptis|access-date=20 February 2015|archive-date=30 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030060739/http://consulate-grodno.mfa.lt/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Both countries share 680&nbsp;km of common border.
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|{{flagu|Bulgaria}}||10 September 1991<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-bulgaria|title=Bulgaria &#124; Bilateral cooperation &#124; Lithuania in the Region and the World &#124; Foreign Policy &#124; Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=22 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022193834/http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-bulgaria|url-status=live}}</ref>||See [[Bulgaria–Lithuania relations]]

* Bulgaria has an embassy in [[Vilnius]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.mfa.bg/vilnius/index.php?lang=en| title = Bulgarian embassy in Vilnius| access-date = 28 July 2009| archive-date = 26 September 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080926174249/http://www.mfa.bg/vilnius/index.php?lang=en| url-status = live}}</ref>
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Sofia]].
* [http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-595467049   Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Bulgaria (in Lithuanian only)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930133012/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-595467049 |date=30 September 2011 }}
* [http://www.urm.lt/popup2.php?tmpl_name=m_urm_for_embassy&m_urm_country_id=16   Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216125634/http://www.urm.lt/popup2.php?tmpl_name=m_urm_for_embassy&m_urm_country_id=16 |date=16 February 2012 }} 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flagu|Croatia}}||18 March 1992||See [[Croatia–Lithuania relations]]
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|{{flagu|Denmark}}||26 September 1991||See [[Denmark–Lithuania relations]]

After Lithuania regained its independence in 1990, Denmark's government approved of and lent its assistance to the establishment of the Baltic Information Bureau in Copenhagen in the fall of 1990, to become the first Baltic institution of the kind in Western Europe. On 28 February 1991, the Danish and the Lithuanian foreign ministers inked a mutual protocol, undertaking to reconstruct diplomatic relations whenever possible. The Lithuanian–Denmark diplomatic relations were restored on 26 September 1991. On the initiative of [[Uffe Ellemann-Jensen]], then the Danish foreign minister, an active policy on the Baltics was established and followed until our country joined NATO and the EU. Denmark's tremendous assistance to Lithuania was instrumental to the achievement of our NATO and EU ambitions and the huge inflow of Danish investments in Lithuania. Today, the two countries are cooperating very closely in the fields of defence and economy. 
* Denmark has an embassy in Vilnius.
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Copenhagen]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flagu|Estonia}}||16 June 1991||See [[Estonia–Lithuania relations]]
* Estonia has an embassy in Vilnius.
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Tallinn]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flagu|Finland}}||28 August 1991||

Finland recognised Lithuania's independence on 28 August 1991, and the two countries started diplomatic relations the very same day. Finland is a key partner and neighbour to Lithuania, with the countries pursuing active cooperation in the fields of economy, energy, regional, information security, to name a few. Currently, there are 11 bilateral agreements regulating the relationship between Lithuania and Finland different fields.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://urm.lt/default/lt/suomija| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141229111540/http://www.urm.lt/default/lt/suomija| archive-date = 29 December 2014| title = Suomija {{!}} Dvišalės sutartys {{!}} Tarptautinės sutartys {{!}} Užsienio politika {{!}} Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija}}</ref> 
* Finland has an embassy in Vilnius.
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Helsinki]]. 
* Both countries are members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flagu|France}}||29 August 1991||

The first contacts between Lithuania and France were established back in the fall of 1918, and the 1919 Versailles peace conference featured a Lithuanian delegation under [[Oscar Milosz|Oskaras Milašius]]. France pronounced ''de jure'' recognition of Lithuania on 20 December 1922, becoming a key political partner to the state of Lithuania of the period. During the times of [[Soviet occupation]], Lithuania did not have an official mission to France, even though individual persons were allowed to act in an emissary capacity. The diplomatic relations were resumed on 29 August 1991. 
* France has an embassy in [[Vilnius]].
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Paris]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flagu|Germany}}||27 August 1991
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See [[Germany–Lithuania relations]]

Germany was the first state to ''de jure'' recognise Lithuania's statehood on 23 March 1918. Even though Lithuania had been trying to build close ties with this country before the [[Second World War]], on 23 March 1939 Germany made an ultimatum and took over the region of [[Klaipėda]]. With the Second World War raging on, in summer 1941, Germany pushed the invading Soviet regime out of Lithuania and occupied the country until early 1945. During the period, in 1942, Germany established a self-government reporting to the German authorities. In the wake of the failed coup and the factual collapse of the [[Soviet Union]] in August 1991, on 27 August 1991, the Federal Republic of Germany recognised the independence of the Republic of Lithuania and entered into diplomatic relation s with the country on 28 August. On 28 November 1991, Germany supported Lithuania's membership in the EU and [[NATO]]. On the basis of the decisions made at the 2016 [[2016 Warsaw summit|NATO Summit in Warsaw]], as of February 2017, Lithuania hosts a NATO enhanced forward presence battlegroup under German command. Currently, there are 21 bilateral agreements regulating the historically finest relationship between Lithuania and Germany.
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|{{flagu|Greece}}||7 February 1992<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-greece|title=Greece &#124; Bilateral cooperation &#124; Lithuania in the Region and the World &#124; Foreign Policy &#124; Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023010745/http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-greece|url-status=live}}</ref>||See [[Greece–Lithuania relations]]
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|{{flagu|Holy See}}||30 September 1991<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-holy-see|title=The Holy See &#124; Bilateral cooperation &#124; Lithuania in the Region and the World &#124; Foreign Policy &#124; Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=22 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022193646/http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-holy-see|url-status=live}}</ref>||

The first Pope to ''de jure'' recognise Lithuania in 1922 was [[Pope Pius XI|Pius XI]], with [[Kazys Bizauskas]] dispatched to represent Lithuania in the Vatican. In 1926, Kaunas ecclesiastical province was established, and a concord with the [[Holy See]] was signed in 1927.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://etalpykla.lituanistikadb.lt/fedora/get/LT-LDB-0001:B.03~2003~1367162197020/DS.001.0.01.BOOK |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 November 2017 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035157/http://etalpykla.lituanistikadb.lt/fedora/get/LT-LDB-0001:B.03~2003~1367162197020/DS.001.0.01.BOOK |url-status=dead }}</ref> The latter had never recognised Lithuania's incorporation into the Soviet Union. Lithuania had its embassies to the Holy See in Rome. Full-fledged diplomatic relations were resumed on 30 September 1991 with a bilateral declaration signed in Vilnius.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lcn.lt/bl/ssostas/sutartys/|title=Šventojo Sosto ir Lietuvos Respublikos sutartys|access-date=29 November 2017|archive-date=3 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503033911/http://www.lcn.lt/bl/ssostas/sutartys|url-status=live}}</ref> On 11 July 1992, [[Kazys Lozoraitis]] became Lithuania's first ambassador to the Holy See.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://lt.radiovaticana.va/news/2016/11/07/lietuvos_ir_%C5%A1ventojo_sost%C5%B3_santyki%C5%B3_atnaujinimo_25_metin%C4%97s/1270646| title = Lietuvos ir Šventojo Sostų diplomatinių santykių atnaujinimo 25 metinės| access-date = 29 November 2017| archive-date = 1 December 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032123/http://lt.radiovaticana.va/news/2016/11/07/lietuvos_ir_%C5%A1ventojo_sost%C5%B3_santyki%C5%B3_atnaujinimo_25_metin%C4%97s/1270646| url-status = live}}</ref> Currently, there are 4 bilateral agreements regulating the relationship between Lithuania and the Holy See in different fields.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.urm.lt/default/lt/sventasissostas|title=Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija &#124; Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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|{{flagu|Iceland}}||26 August 1991
|See [[Iceland–Lithuania relations]]
* Iceland was the first country which recognised Lithuania's Independence from the Soviet Union on 11 January 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-1340553042|title=Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija – Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija|author=Dizaino Kryptis|access-date=20 February 2015|archive-date=9 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209235107/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-1340553042|url-status=live}}</ref> 
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* Italy has an embassy in Vilnius.
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Rome]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flagu|Kosovo}}||16 July 2008
|See [[Kosovo–Lithuania relations]]
* Lithuania recognized Kosovo on 6 May 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/INTER/w5_show?p_r=4445&p_d=76728&p_k=1|title=Seimas nutarė pripažinti Kosovo Respublikos nepriklausomybę (Seimas recognizes Republic of Kosovo's independence)|work=Parliament (Seimas) official proceedings|date=6 May 2008|access-date=6 May 2008|language=lt|archive-date=3 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603202552/http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/INTER/w5_show?p_r=4445&p_d=76728&p_k=1|url-status=live}}</ref> Diplomatic relations commenced on 16 July 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://lrt.lt/news.php?strid=5042&id=4698767 |language=lt |title=Vyriausybė užmegs diplomatinius santykius su Kosovu |work=lrt.lt |publisher=Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija. (Lithuanian national radio and television) |location=[[Vilnius]], Lithuania |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916192423/http://www.lrt.lt/news.php?strid=5042 |archive-date=16 September 2008 }}</ref>
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|{{flagu|Latvia}}||12 February 1921
|See [[Latvia–Lithuania relations]]
[[File:Lietuvas parlamenta priekšsēdētāja vizīte Latvijā (31088580590).jpg|left|thumb|225x225px|Lithuanian Speaker Viktoras Pranckietis and Latvian Prime Minister Māri Kučinski in 2016.]]
The diplomatic relations between Lithuania and Latvia date back to 1919. On 12 February 1921, Latvia ''[[de jure]]'' recognised Lithuania. Throughout the entire period of independence of the two states between the two world wars, efforts were being made to strengthen cross-border and international cooperation by establishing new unions and partnerships. This did not produce any significant results. After the two countries restored their statehood, their diplomatic relations were resumed on 5 October 1991, when an agreement on the reconstruction of the state border, promotion and protection of investments, air service, and other matters, was made.<ref>Žigaras F., Baltijos šalių institucinis bendradarbiavimas 1990–2010 m. Vilnius, 2012, 16.</ref> Today, Latvia ranks second on the list of Lithuania's export partners, and fourth in terms of imports.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geopolitika.lt/?artc=5270|title=Geopolitika – Lietuvos ir Latvijos bendradarbiavimo perspektyvos|website=geopolitika.lt|access-date=29 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042042/http://www.geopolitika.lt/?artc=5270|url-status=live}}</ref> Currently, the relations between Lithuania and Latvia in different fields are regulated by 23 bilateral agreements.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://urm.lt/default/lt/latvija| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170421070332/http://urm.lt/default/lt/latvija| archive-date = 21 April 2017| title = Latvija {{!}} Dvišalės sutartys {{!}} Tarptautinės sutartys {{!}} Užsienio politika {{!}} Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija}}</ref> and 22 tripartite agreements, which involve Estonia<ref>{{cite web| url = http://urm.lt/default/lt/uzsienio-politika/tarptautines-sutartys/trisales-sutartys| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140311004544/http://www.urm.lt/default/lt/uzsienio-politika/tarptautines-sutartys/trisales-sutartys| archive-date = 11 March 2014| title = Trišalės sutartys {{!}} Tarptautinės sutartys {{!}} Užsienio politika {{!}} Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija}}</ref>
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|{{flagu|Malta}}||7 February 1994<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-malta|title=Malta &#124; Bilateral cooperation &#124; Lithuania in the Region and the World &#124; Foreign Policy &#124; Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=22 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022194950/http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-malta|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* Malta is represented in Lithuania through a non-resident ambassador based in [[Valletta]] (in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) 
* and an honorary consulate in [[Vilnius]].<ref>http://www.mfa.gov.mt/images/files/file/B3A_LITHUANIA.pdf {{Dead link|date=April 2022}}</ref>
* Lithuania is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy) and an honorary consulate in [[Valletta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://it.mfa.lt/index.php?990572489|title=Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija – Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija|author=Dizaino Kryptis|access-date=20 February 2015|archive-date=22 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522104704/http://it.mfa.lt/index.php?990572489|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]].
* [http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-634447235  Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Malta (in Lithuanian only)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930133637/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-634447235 |date=30 September 2011 }}
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|{{flagu|Moldova}}||8 July 1992||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on 8 July 1992.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web|url=https://urm.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations|title=List of countries with which Lithuania has established diplomatic relations &#124; Bilateral cooperation &#124; Lithuania in the Region and the World &#124; Foreign Policy &#124; Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=20 August 2017|archive-date=20 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220004541/https://www.urm.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Both countries are full members of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]].
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|{{flagu|Netherlands}}||27 April 1992
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Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 April 1992.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web|url=http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-netherlands|title=The Netherlands &#124; Bilateral cooperation &#124; Lithuania in the Region and the World &#124; Foreign Policy &#124; Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023010422/http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-netherlands|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[The Hague]].
* The Netherlands has an embassy in [[Vilnius]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flagu|Norway}}||27 August 1991
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Norway recognised Lithuania's independence on 24 August 1991. On 27 August, the countries entered into diplomatic relations. Norway is a key partner in the areas of economy, energy security, and defence. Currently, there are 12 bilateral agreements regulating the relationship between Lithuania and Norway in different areas.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://urm.lt/default/lt/norvegija| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141229111106/http://www.urm.lt/default/lt/norvegija| archive-date = 29 December 2014| title = Norvegija {{!}} Dvišalės sutartys {{!}} Tarptautinės sutartys {{!}} Užsienio politika {{!}} Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija}}</ref>
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|{{flagu|Poland}}||26 August 1991
|See [[Lithuania–Poland relations]]
[[File:Aleksander Kwasniewski i Valdas Adamkus.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Aleksander Kwasniewski and Valdas Adamkus]]
Lithuania and Poland have a long history of mutual relations: from a common state to the period when all diplomatic ties were cut. Currently, the Lithuania-Poland relations are excellent. Poland recognised Lithuania's independence on 26 August 1991, and the two countries entered into a diplomatic relationship on 5 August 1991. To promote cross-border relations, an agreement on friendly relations and good neighbourly cooperation between the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Poland<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/TAIS.11154|title=Lietuvos Respublikos ir Lenkijos Respublikos draugiškų santykių ir gero kaimyninio bendradarbiavi...|website=e-seimas.lrs.lt|access-date=29 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032030/https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/TAIS.11154|url-status=live}}</ref> was signed on 26 April 1994. The agreement regulates the underlying principles that support the cooperation between the countries, waiving any territorial claims, and defines the rights of ethnic minorities. In February 1995, the first official visit of the Lithuania's president to Warsaw took place. To ensure a more efficient cooperation between the countries and to facilitate the implementation of bilateral projects, in 1997, three joint institutions – the Advisory Committee of the presidents of Lithuania and Poland, the Lithuanian-Polish Interparliamentary Assembly, and the Lithuanian-Polish Council of Intergovernmental cooperation – were founded. Bilateral cooperation became very close and intensive with the election of [[Valdas Adamkus]] and [[Aleksander Kwaśniewski]] presidents of the two countries. Poland was an important ally to Lithuania in the country's bid to attain EU and NATO membership, both presidents acted as mediators during the Orange Revolution in Ukraine, and the countries still agree on foreign political threats and the importance of energy independence. Later, there has been some tension in the relations due to the controversy over the situation with ethnic minorities and the disputes over the spelling of Polish personal and place names and Polish schools in Lithuania. Difficulties in education are a challenge that the Lithuanian minority in [[Puńsk]] and [[Sejny]] is facing. With the changes that occurred in the geopolitical situation of the region in 2016 and energy and transportation infrastructural projects underway, the relationship between Lithuania and Poland is recovering, Poland is actively involved in ensuring the security of the [[Baltic region]], its troops are continuously participating in NATO military training exercises in Lithuania. 
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|{{flagu|Portugal}}|||| 
* Lithuania is accredited to Portugal from its embassy in London, the United Kingdom.
* Portugal is accredited to Lithuania from its embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flagu|Romania }}||13 August 1991||See [[Lithuania–Romania relations]]

* Romania recognized Lithuania's independence on 26 August 1991.
* Diplomatic relations between both countries have been resumed on 13 September 1991.
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Bucharest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ro.mfa.lt/index.php?2047156454|title=Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija – Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija|author=Dizaino Kryptis|access-date=20 February 2015|archive-date=22 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522101838/http://ro.mfa.lt/index.php?2047156454|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Romania has an embassy in [[Vilnius]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.romania.lt/| title = Romanian embassy in Vilnius| access-date = 3 July 2009| archive-date = 4 February 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090204083957/http://www.romania.lt/| url-status = live}}</ref>
* Both countries are full members of [[NATO]], the [[European Union]], and the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]].
* [http://www.urm.lt/index.php?1799796877  Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Romania (in Lithuanian only)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523235037/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?1799796877 |date=23 May 2011 }}
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|{{flagu|Russia}}||9 October 1991
|See [[Lithuania–Russia relations]]
On 12 July 1920, Lithuania signed a Peace Treaty with the Soviet Russia, whereby Russia recognises the sovereignty and independence of the State of Lithuania<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter/www_tv.show?id=925,1,3|title=Lietuvos ir Rusijos santykiai|website=www3.lrs.lt|access-date=5 April 2022|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201080855/http://www3.lrs.lt/pls/inter/www_tv.show?id=925,1,3|url-status=live}}</ref> without reservations and with all of the resulting legal implications, and in good faith abandoned all of Russia's national and territorial claims for all times.’<ref>Lietuvos Taikos Sutartis su Rusija, Vyriausybės žinios, 1920-11-30, nr. 53, psl. 1–11.</ref> On 27 July 1991, Lithuania and Russia signed an agreement On the Grounds of Cross-border Relations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/TAIS.97613|title=Sutartis tarp Rusijos Tarybų Federacinės Socialistinės Respublikos ir Lietuvos Respublikos "Dėl t...|website=e-seimas.lrs.lt|access-date=29 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031508/https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/TAIS.97613|url-status=live}}</ref> By this agreement, the countries recognised each other a full-fledged subject of international law and a sovereign state. On 9 October, of the same year, representatives of the two states exchanged notes that signified ultimate recognition of the independence and sovereignty of the state of Lithuania. Russia's troops took a little longer to withdraw from Lithuania. The last of the Russian military deployed in Lithuania left the territory of the country on 31 August 1993.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/kariuomenes_atributika/karo_istorija/rusijos_kariuomenes_isvedimas.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090615230951/http://www.kariuomene.kam.lt/lt/kariuomenes_atributika/karo_istorija/rusijos_kariuomenes_isvedimas.html| archive-date = 15 June 2009| title = Lietuvos kariuomenė :: Apie kariuomenę » Karo istorija » Rusijos kariuomenės išvedimas}}</ref> Lithuania supports the stance of the EU and other international organisations towards this state and approves the policy of sanctions. The country does not recognise the annexation of part of Georgian and Ukrainian territories to the Russian Federation. The country also takes active steps to protect its information space. Currently, there are 39 bilateral agreements regulating the relationship between Lithuania and Russia in different fields. Lithuania has an embassy in Moscow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ru.mfa.lt/|title=Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija &#124; Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija|access-date=3 July 2009|archive-date=22 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922202924/http://ru.mfa.lt/|url-status=live}}</ref> Russia has an embassy in Vilnius, with a consulate in [[Klaipėda]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rusemb.lt/|title=Index of /|website=www.rusemb.lt|access-date=3 July 2009|archive-date=21 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221180925/http://www.rusemb.lt/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{flagu|Serbia }}||14 December 2000||

* Lithuania is represented in Serbia through its embassy in [[Budapest]] (Hungary).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hu.mfa.lt/index.php?1247271411|title=Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija – Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija|author=Dizaino Kryptis|access-date=20 February 2015|archive-date=22 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522102824/http://hu.mfa.lt/index.php?1247271411|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Serbia is represented in Lithuania through its embassy in [[Warsaw]] (Poland) and the diplomatic office in [[Belgrade]]. 
* Lithuania is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member state of the European Union|member]] and Serbia is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Accession of Serbia to the European Union|candidate]].
* [http://www.urm.lt/index.php?1336816467  Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Serbia (in Lithuanian only)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216130930/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?1336816467 |date=16 February 2012 }}
* [http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Policy/Bilaterala/Lithuania/index_e.html  Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Lithuania] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319021440/http://www.mfa.gov.rs/Policy/Bilaterala/Lithuania/index_e.html |date=19 March 2012 }}
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|{{flagu|Slovakia }}||6 January 1993<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-slovakia|title=Slovakia &#124; Bilateral cooperation &#124; Lithuania in the Region and the World &#124; Foreign Policy &#124; Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023010948/http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-slovakia|url-status=live}}</ref>||
* Lithuania is represented in Slovakia through its embassy in [[Vienna]] (Austria).
* Slovakia is represented in Lithuania through its embassy in [[Riga]] (Latvia).
* Both countries are full members of [[NATO]] and of the [[European Union]].
*[http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-366114617  Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Slovakia (in Lithuanian only)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930135213/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-366114617 |date=30 September 2011 }}
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|{{flagu|Spain}}||27 August 1991
|See [[Lithuania–Spain relations]]
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 27 August 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-spain|title=Spain &#124; Bilateral cooperation &#124; Lithuania in the Region and the World &#124; Foreign Policy &#124; Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023010936/http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-spain|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Madrid]].
* Spain has an embassy in [[Vilnius]]. 
* Both countries are full members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flagu|Sweden}}||28 August 1991
|See [[Lithuania–Sweden relations]]
Sweden resumed diplomatic relations with Lithuania on 28 August 1991.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.regeringen.se/contentassets/8b63ae684bb2471cb932e3fd8b746cec/avtal-med-litauen-om-aterupprattande-av-diplomatiska-forbindelser-stockholm-den-28-augusti-1991.pdf |title=Sveriges internationella överenskommelser: SÖ 1991:36 |year=1991 |publisher=Utrikesdepartementet |location=Stockholm |language=sv |issn=0284-1967 |id={{LIBRIS|4110996}} |page=1}}</ref>
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Stockholm]].
* Sweden has an embassy in Vilnius. 
* Both countries are members of the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
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|{{flagu|Ukraine }}||26 August 1991<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-ukraine|title=Ukraine &#124; Bilateral cooperation &#124; Lithuania in the Region and the World &#124; Foreign Policy &#124; Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=22 October 2017|archive-date=22 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022193537/http://www.urm.lt/default/en/bilateral-ukraine|url-status=live}}</ref>||See [[Lithuania–Ukraine relations]]
[[File:Зустріч Президента України з Президентом Литви у Києві 27.jpg|thumb|right|Gitanas Nausėda meets [[Volodymyr Zelenskyy]] during the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]]]
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Kyiv]] and an honorary consulates in [[Lviv]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ua.mfa.lt/|title=LR AMBASADA UKRAINOJE|access-date=20 February 2015|archive-date=16 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316143255/http://ua.mfa.lt/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Embassy of Ukraine, Vilnius|Ukraine has an embassy in]] [[Vilnius]] and 3 honorary consulates (in [[Klaipėda]], [[Šalčininkai]] and [[Visaginas]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.ua/lithuania/en/news/top.htm|title=Посольство України в Литовській Республіці|access-date=20 February 2015|archive-date=5 August 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805123545/http://www.mfa.gov.ua/lithuania/en/news/top.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]]. 
* Lithuania fully supports Ukraine's membership in the [[European Union]] and [[NATO]].
* There are around 44,000 [[Ukrainian diaspora|ethnic Ukrainians]] living in Lithuania and around 11,000 ethnic Lithuanians living in Ukraine.
* [http://www.urm.lt/index.php?746436106  Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Ukraine (in Lithuanian only)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216131012/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?746436106 |date=16 February 2012 }}
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|{{flagu|United Kingdom }}||4 September 1991||See [[Lithuania–United Kingdom relations]]
Lithuania established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] on 4 September 1991.
* Lithuania maintains an [[Embassy of Lithuania, London|embassy]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Diplomat Magazine|date=17 September 2019|url=https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/europe/lithuania/|title=Lithuania|website=Diplomat Magazine|access-date=11 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501003218/https://diplomatmagazine.com/heads-of-mission/europe/lithuania/|archive-date=1 May 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The United Kingdom is accredited to Lithuania through its [[Embassy of the United Kingdom, Vilnius|embassy]] in Vilnius.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-vilnius|title=British Embassy Vilnius|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|access-date=19 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213191246/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-vilnius|archive-date=13 February 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

Both countries share common membership of the [[Council of Europe]], the [[European Court of Human Rights]], the [[International Criminal Court]], the [[Joint Expeditionary Force]], [[NATO]], the [[OECD]], the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe|OSCE]], and the [[World Trade Organization]]. Bilaterally the two countries have an Investment Agreement.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaties/bilateral-investment-treaties/2433/lithuania---united-kingdom-bit-1993-|title=Lithuania - United Kingdom BIT (1993)|website=[[UN Trade and Development]]|access-date=27 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240528224440/https://investmentpolicy.unctad.org/international-investment-agreements/treaties/bilateral-investment-treaties/2433/lithuania---united-kingdom-bit-1993-|archive-date=28 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> 
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