Editing Foreign relations of Lithuania

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{{Politics of Lithuania}}
'''Lithuania''' is a European country located on the south-eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. It is a member of the United Nations, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and the World Trade Organisation. Currently, Lithuania maintains diplomatic relations with 186 states.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.urm.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140326073641/http://www.urm.lt/default/en/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations| archive-date = 26 March 2014| title = List of countries with which Lithuania has established diplomatic relations {{!}} Bilateral cooperation {{!}} Lithuania in the region and the world {{!}} Foreign policy {{!}} Ministry of Foreign Affairs}}</ref> It became a member of the United Nations on 18 September 1991, and is a signatory to a number of its organizations and other international agreements. It is also a member of the [[Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe]],<ref>{{cite web| url = https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo41526| title = Lithuania's Leadership of the OSCE: Hearing before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, 16 February 2011| access-date = 25 June 2017| archive-date = 5 April 2022| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220405024912/https://permanent.fdlp.gov/gpo41526/021611.pdf| url-status = live}}</ref> [[NATO]] and its adjunct North Atlantic Coordinating Council, the [[Council of Europe]], and the [[European Union]]. Lithuania gained membership in the [[World Trade Organization]] on 31 May 2001.

==Lithuania's membership in the EU==
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On 1 May 2004, Lithuania became one of the 27 member states of the [[European Union]]. The EU activities affect different spheres of politics, from consumer rights to national defence matters. In the second half of 2013, Lithuania took presidency over the [[Council of the European Union|EU Council]]. Membership in the Union has strengthened the domestic economy, giving it access to the wide pan-European market. Foreign direct investments in Lithuania are growing. The country is poised to become energy-independent. The accession to the [[Schengen Area|Schengen space]] in 2007 has opened up possibilities for the free movement of both citizens and goods across 25 European states. Lithuania's citizens enjoy equal social guarantees while working, travelling, or studying at the Community's countries. The country now benefits from additional EU fund and programme funding in the field of education and science. As an EU citizen, every citizen of Lithuania has the guarantee of consular assistance of EU representative offices in countries where Lithuania has none.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://urm.lt/default/lt/uzsienio-politika/uzsienio-politikos-prioritetai/lietuva-europos-sajungoje/lietuvos-naryste-es| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140311004555/http://www.urm.lt/default/lt/uzsienio-politika/uzsienio-politikos-prioritetai/lietuva-europos-sajungoje/lietuvos-naryste-es| archive-date = 11 March 2014| title = Lietuvos narystė ES {{!}} Lietuva Europos Sąjungoje {{!}} Lietuva regione ir pasaulyje {{!}} Užsienio politika {{!}} Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija}}</ref>

==Lithuania's membership in NATO==
[[File:Flag of NATO.svg|left|frameless|150x150px]]
On 29 March 2004, Lithuania became a member of the [[NATO|North Atlantic Treaty Organisation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/invitees2004/lithuania.htm|title=7 Invitees - Lithuania|access-date=29 November 2017|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021616/http://www.nato.int/invitees2004/lithuania.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> It is a defensive union based on political and military cooperation of sovereign states. Its members are committed to protecting freedom, guarding shared heritage and civilisation under the principles of democracy, individual freedom, and superiority of law. According to Article 5 of the agreement, all NATO states are obliged to defend one another. Lithuania entered into cooperation with NATO in 1991. Five years later, Lithuania launched its mission to the organisation, and in late 2002, Lithuania and six other states was invited to start negotiations over membership in the [[NATO|Alliance]]. Today Lithuania sees NATO as the key and most effective collective defence system, one that ensures the security of the state and stands to defer potential aggression, and employs every measure available to strengthen trans-Atlantic relations to contribute to the strengthening of the EU-U.S. relations.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://urm.lt/default/lt/uzsienio-politika/uzsienio-politikos-prioritetai/lietuvos-saugumo-politika/nato| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140511082912/http://www.urm.lt/default/lt/uzsienio-politika/uzsienio-politikos-prioritetai/lietuvos-saugumo-politika/nato| archive-date = 11 May 2014| title = Lietuvos narystė Šiaurės Atlanto Sutarties Organizacijoje (NATO) {{!}} Lietuvos saugumo politika {{!}} Lietuva regione ir pasaulyje {{!}} Užsienio politika {{!}} Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija}}</ref>

==Lithuania as a part of the Northern Europe region==
Lithuania is also an active member in the cooperation between Northern Europe countries. Lithuania is a member of the interparliamentary [[Baltic Assembly]], the intergovernmental [[Baltic Council of Ministers]] and the [[Council of the Baltic Sea States]].

Lithuania also cooperates with Nordic and other two Baltic countries through [[Nordic-Baltic Eight]] cooperation format. The similar format, called NB6 unites Nordic and Baltic countries members of EU. The main goal of NB6 cooperation is to discuss and agree on positions before presenting them in the Council of the European Union and the meetings of the EU Foreign Affairs Ministers.

The [[Council of the Baltic Sea States]] (CBSS) was established in 1992 in [[Copenhagen]] as an informal regional political forum, which main aim is to promote integration process and to affiliate close contacts between the countries of the region. The members of CBSS are Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden and [[European Commission]]. The observer states are Belarus, France, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, United States, United Kingdom, Ukraine.

The cooperation between the [[Nordic Council]] of Ministers and Lithuania is a political cooperation through which experience exchange contributes to realization of joint goals. One of its most important functions is to discover new trends and new possibilities for joint cooperation. The information office aims to represent [[Nordic countries|Nordic]] concepts and demonstrate Nordic cooperation in Lithuania.

Lithuania, together with other two Baltic countries, is also a member of [[Nordic Investment Bank]] (NIB) and cooperates in NORDPLUS programme committed to education.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. |url=http://www.urm.lt/index.php?200920100 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611051409/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?200920100 |archive-date=11 June 2012 |access-date=3 April 2012}}</ref>

Baltic Development Forum (BDF) is an independent nonprofit organization which unites large companies, cities, business associations and institutions in the Baltic Sea region. In 2010 the 12th Summit of the BDF was held in Vilnius.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baltic Development Forum. |url=http://www.bdforum.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426202715/http://www.bdforum.org/ |archive-date=26 April 2021 |access-date=3 April 2012}}</ref>

== Diplomatic relations ==
List of countries which Lithuania maintains diplomatic relations with:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="3" |[[File:Diplomatic relations of Lithuania.svg|frameless|425x425px]]
|-
!#
!Country
!Date<ref>{{cite web |title=List of countries with which Lithuania has established diplomatic relations |url=https://www.urm.lt/en/bilateral-cooperation/list-of-countries-with-which-lithuania-has-established-diplomatic-relations/1031 |access-date=2 February 2024 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania}}</ref>
|-
|1
|{{flag|Denmark}}
|24 August 1991
|-
|2
|{{flag|Iceland}}
|26 August 1991
|-
|3
|{{flag|Norway}}
|27 August 1991
|-
|4
|{{flag|Austria}}
|28 August 1991
|-
|5
|{{flag|Germany}}
|28 August 1991
|-
|6
|{{flag|Sweden}}
|28 August 1991
|-
|7
|{{flag|Finland}}
|29 August 1991
|-
|8
|{{flag|France}}
|29 August 1991
|-
|9
|{{flag|Italy}}
|30 August 1991
|-
|10
|{{flag|Canada}}
|2 September 1991
|-
|11
|{{flag|Hungary}}
|2 September 1991
|-
|12
|{{flag|Ireland}}
|2 September 1991
|-
|13
|{{flag|Turkey}}
|3 September 1991
|-
|14
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|4 September 1991
|-
|15
|{{flag|Belgium}}
|5 September 1991
|-
|16
|{{flag|Poland}}
|5 September 1991
|-
|17
|{{flag|Switzerland}}
|5 September 1991
|-
|18
|{{flag|United States}}
|6 September 1991
|-
|19
|{{flag|Czech Republic}}
|9 September 1991
|-
|20
|{{flag|Slovakia}}
|9 September 1991
|-
|21
|{{flag|Bulgaria}}
|10 September 1991
|-
|22
|{{flag|Romania}}
|13 September 1991
|-
|23
|{{flag|China}}
|14 September 1991
|-
|24
|{{Flag|Mauritania}}
|18 September 1991<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diplomatic Relations Between Lithuania and Mauritania as of 18 Sept. 1991 |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1632642?ln=en |access-date=24 April 2023 |website=United Nations Digital Library |archive-date=8 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108091527/https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1632642?ln=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|25
|{{flag|Argentina}}
|25 September 1991
|-
|26
|{{flag|North Korea}}
|25 September 1991
|-
|–
|{{flag|Holy See}}
|30 September 1991
|-
|27
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|4 October 1991
|-
|28
|{{flag|Estonia}}
|5 October 1991
|-
|29
|{{flag|Latvia}}
|5 October 1991
|-
|30
|{{flag|Spain}}
|7 October 1991
|-
|31
|{{flag|Russia}}
|9 October 1991
|-
|32
|{{flag|Japan}}
|10 October 1991
|-
|33
|{{flag|South Korea}}
|14 October 1991
|-
|34
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|5 November 1991
|-
|35
|{{flag|Mexico}}
|5 November 1991
|-
|36
|{{flag|Australia}}
|6 November 1991
|-
|37
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|20 November 1991
|-
|38
|{{flag|Armenia}}
|21 November 1991
|-
|39
|{{flag|Slovenia}}
|22 November 1991
|-
|40
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|3 December 1991
|-
|41
|{{flag|Chile}}
|5 December 1991
|-
|42
|{{flag|Mongolia}}
|11 December 1991
|-
|43
|{{flag|Ukraine}}
|12 December 1991
|-
|44
|{{flag|Philippines}}
|15 December 1991
|-
|45
|{{flag|Greece}}
|7 January 1992
|-
|46
|{{flag|Israel}}
|8 January 1992
|-
|47
|{{flag|New Zealand}}
|10 January 1992
|-
|48
|{{flag|Egypt}}
|22 January 1992
|-
|49
|{{flag|Venezuela}}
|10 February 1992
|-
|50
|{{flag|Croatia}}
|18 March 1992
|-
|51
|{{flag|Vietnam}}
|18 March 1992
|-
|52
|{{flag|Albania}}
|27 April 1992
|-
|53
|{{flag|India}}
|27 April 1992
|-
|54
|{{flag|Guinea}}
|27 April 1992
|-
|55
|{{flag|Senegal}}
|4 May 1992
|-
|56
|{{flag|Morocco}}
|7 May 1992
|-
|57
|{{flag|Costa Rica}}
|17 May 1992
|-
|58
|{{flag|Yemen}}
|22 May 1992
|-
|59
|{{flag|Cabo Verde}}
|28 May 1992
|-
|60
|{{flag|Kazakhstan}}
|12 June 1992
|-
|61
|{{flag|Zimbabwe}}
|18 June 1992
|-
|62
|{{flag|Tunisia}}
|30 June 1992
|-
|63
|{{flag|Luxembourg}}
|2 July 1992
|-
|64
|{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
|3 July 1992
|-
|65
|{{flag|Moldova}}
|8 July 1992
|-
|–
|{{flag|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}}
|9 July 1992
|-
|66
|{{flag|Ghana}}
|10 July 1992
|-
|67
|{{flag|Turkmenistan}}
|21 July 1992
|-
|68
|{{flag|Uzbekistan}}
|5 August 1992
|-
|69
|{{flag|Tajikistan}}
|13 August 1992
|-
|70
|{{flag|Oman}}
|22 September 1992
|-
|71
|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|16 October 1992
|-
|72
|{{flag|Ecuador}}
|20 October 1992
|-
|73
|{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
|6 November 1992
|-
|74
|{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|12 November 1992
|-
|75
|{{flag|Panama}}
|19 November 1992
|-
|76
|{{flag|Qatar}}
|25 November 1992
|-
|77
|{{flag|Cyprus}}
|3 December 1992
|-
|78
|{{flag|Belarus}}
|30 December 1992
|-
|79
|{{flag|Paraguay}}
|3 March 1993
|-
|80
|{{flag|Uruguay}}
|8 March 1993
|-
|81
|{{flag|Lebanon}}
|18 March 1993
|-
|82
|{{flag|Thailand}}
|9 April 1993
|-
|83
|{{flag|Burundi}}
|17 May 1993
|-
|84
|{{flag|Syria}}
|25 May 1993
|-
|85
|{{flag|Seychelles}}
|1 July 1993
|-
|86
|{{flag|Indonesia}}
|15 July 1993
|-
|87
|{{flag|Colombia}}
|5 August 1993
|-
|88
|{{flag|Singapore}}
|10 October 1993
|-
|89
|{{flag|Iran}}
|4 November 1993
|-
|90
|{{flag|Tanzania}}
|11 November 1993
|-
|91
|{{flag|Guatemala}}
|14 December 1993
|-
|92
|{{flag|Bolivia}}
|12 January 1994
|-
|93
|{{flag|Malta}}
|7 February 1994
|-
|94
|{{flag|Gabon}}
|3 March 1994
|-
|95
|{{flag|Malaysia}}
|9 March 1994
|-
|96
|{{flag|Nicaragua}}
|23 March 1994
|-
|97
|{{flag|Mozambique}}
|30 March 1994
|-
|98
|{{flag|Kuwait}}
|5 April 1994
|-
|99
|{{flag|Algeria}}
|15 April 1994
|-
|100
|{{flag|Pakistan}}
|31 May 1994
|-
|101
|{{flag|Jordan}}
|5 July 1994
|-
|102
|{{flag|Chad}}
|10 August 1994
|-
|103
|{{flag|Laos}}
|1 September 1994
|-
|104
|{{flag|Georgia}}
|16 September 1994
|-
|105
|{{flag|Dominican Republic}}
|2 May 1995
|-
|106
|{{flag|Bahrain}}
|3 July 1995
|-
|107
|{{flag|North Macedonia}}
|11 July 1995
|-
|108
|{{flag|Jamaica}}
|20 October 1995
|-
|109
|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}
|20 November 1995
|-
|110
|{{flag|Mali}}
|21 November 1995
|-
|111
|{{flag|Sri Lanka}}
|20 August 1996
|-
|112
|{{flag|Andorra}}
|13 May 1997
|-
|113
|{{flag|Peru}}
|9 June 1997
|-
|114
|{{flag|Kenya}}
|28 July 1997
|-
|115
|{{flag|Ivory Coast}}
|21 October 1997
|-
|116
|{{flag|Eritrea}}
|29 August 1998
|-
|117
|{{flag|Burkina Faso}}
|23 September 1998
|-
|118
|{{flag|Ethiopia}}
|19 October 1998
|-
|119
|{{flag|Djibouti}}
|9 June 1999
|-
|120
|{{flag|Mauritius}}
|20 September 1999
|-
|121
|{{flag|El Salvador}}
|15 October 1999
|-
|122
|{{flag|Maldives}}
|2 December 1999
|-
|123
|{{flag|Gambia}}
|17 February 2000
|-
|124
|{{flag|Lesotho}}
|20 July 2000
|-
|125
|{{flag|Serbia}}
|22 December 2000
|-
|126
|{{flag|Nigeria}}
|17 January 2001
|-
|127
|{{flag|Liechtenstein}}
|27 March 2001
|-
|128
|{{flag|Brunei}}
|27 April 2001
|-
|129
|{{flag|Zambia}}
|13 July 2001
|-
|130
|{{flag|Angola}}
|4 June 2002
|-
|131
|{{flag|San Marino}}
|6 March 2003
|-
|132
|{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
|8 July 2003
|-
|133
|{{flag|Botswana}}
|17 February 2004
|-
|134
|{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
|23 September 2004
|-
|135
|{{flag|Belize}}
|30 December 2004
|-
|136
|{{flag|Honduras}}
|26 January 2005
|-
|137
|{{flag|Nepal}}
|8 February 2005
|-
|138
|{{flag|Cambodia}}
|30 March 2005
|-
|139
|{{flag|Afghanistan|2013}}
|31 March 2005
|-
|140
|{{flag|Bahamas}}
|11 August 2005
|-
|141
|{{flag|Benin}}
|2 September 2005
|-
|142
|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|31 October 2005
|-
|143
|{{flag|Republic of the Congo}}
|5 December 2005
|-
|144
|{{flag|Namibia}}
|22 December 2005
|-
|145
|{{flag|Iraq}}
|19 January 2006
|-
|146
|{{flag|Montenegro}}
|18 July 2006
|-
|147
|{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
|5 February 2007
|-
|148
|{{flag|Libya}}
|11 June 2008
|-
|–
|{{flag|Kosovo}}
|1 September 2008
|-
|149
|{{flag|Samoa}}
|19 February 2009
|-
|150
|{{flag|Barbados}}
|16 March 2009
|-
|151
|{{flag|Saint Lucia}}
|19 March 2009
|-
|152
|{{flag|Haiti}}
|4 May 2010
|-
|153
|{{flag|Monaco}}
|12 April 2011
|-
|154
|{{flag|Nauru}}
|28 June 2011
|-
|155
|{{flag|Malawi}}
|18 November 2011
|-
|156
|{{flag|Guyana}}
|25 January 2012
|-
|157
|{{flag|Uganda}}
|15 March 2012
|-
|158
|{{flag|Solomon Islands}}
|20 September 2012
|-
|159
|{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
|26 September 2012
|-
|160
|{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|26 September 2012
|-
|161
|{{flag|Suriname}}
|26 March 2013
|-
|162
|{{flag|Rwanda}}
|27 March 2013
|-
|163
|{{flag|Palau}}
|25 September 2013
|-
|164
|{{flag|Cuba}}
|26 September 2013
|-
|165
|{{flag|Comoros}}
|26 September 2013
|-
|166
|{{flag|Grenada}}
|26 September 2013
|-
|167
|{{flag|Timor-Leste}}
|27 September 2013
|-
|168
|{{flag|Dominica}}
|7 October 2013
|-
|169
|{{flag|Myanmar}}
|8 October 2013
|-
|170
|{{flag|Cameroon}}
|16 October 2013
|-
|171
|{{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}
|4 November 2013
|-
|172
|{{flag|Kiribati}}
|15 January 2014
|-
|173
|{{flag|Fiji}}
|24 January 2014
|-
|174
|{{flag|Sierra Leone}}
|15 April 2014
|-
|175
|{{flag|Liberia}}
|23 April 2014
|-
|176
|{{flag|Niger}}
|30 May 2014
|-
|177
|{{flag|Togo}}
|22 September 2014
|-
|178
|{{flag|Vanuatu}}
|28 September 2015
|-
|179
|{{flag|Sudan}}
|21 June 2017
|-
|180
|{{flag|Madagascar}}
|19 September 2017
|-
|181
|{{flag|Somalia}}
|30 September 2017
|-
|182
|{{flag|Tuvalu}}
|7 June 2018
|-
|183
|{{flag|Central African Republic}}
|25 September 2018
|-
|184
|{{flag|Marshall Islands}}
|24 September 2019
|-
|185
|{{flag|Eswatini}}
|1 April 2021
|-
|186
|{{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
|21 September 2021
|-
|187
|{{Flag|Tonga}}
|{{Dts|23 September 2024}}
|}

==Multilateral==
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:100%; margin:auto;" 
!width="15%"| Organization
!width="12%"| Formal Relations Began
!Notes
|--valign="top"
|{{Flag|European Union}}||<!--Start date-->
|See [[2004 enlargement of the European Union]] 
Lithuania joined the [[European Union]] as a full member on 1 May 2004.
|--valign="top"
|{{Flag|NATO}}||<!--Start date-->
|
Lithuania joined [[NATO]] as a full member on 29 March 2004.
|}
==Africa==
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
!width="15%"| Country
!width="12%"| Formal relations (re)established
!Notes 
|-
| {{flagu|Algeria}} || ||See [[Foreign relations of Algeria|Algeria–Lithuania relations]]
|-
| {{flagu|Gambia}} || 17 February 2000 ||See [[Foreign relations of the Gambia|Gambia–Lithuania relations]] 
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 17 February 2000.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|-
| {{flagu|Libya}} || 11 June 2008 ||See [[Libya–Lithuania relations]]
|-
| {{flagu|South Africa}} || ||See [[Foreign relations of South Africa|Lithuania–South Africa relations]]
|-
| {{flagu|Tunisia}} || ||See [[Foreign relations of Tunisia|Lithuania–Tunisia relations]]
|}

==America==
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
!width="15%"| Country
!width="12%"| Formal relations (re)established
!Notes

|-
| {{flagu|Antigua and Barbuda}} || 23 September 2004|| 
Both countries established diplomatic relations on September 23, 2004.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> 
|-
| {{flagu|Argentina}} || 1991 || 

* Argentina is accredited to Lithuania from its embassy in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]].
* Lithuania is accredited to Argentina from its embassy in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]] and maintains honorary consulates in [[Buenos Aires]] and in [[Santa Fe, Argentina|Santa Fe]].
|-
| {{flagu|Brazil}} || 1991 || See [[Brazil–Lithuania relations]]

* Brazil is accredited to Lithuania from its embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark and maintains an honorary consulate in Vilnius.
* Lithuania maintains a consulate-general in [[São Paulo]].
|-
| {{flagu|Canada}} || 2 September 1991 || See [[Canada–Lithuania relations]]

* Canada has an embassy office in Vilnius.
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Ottawa]].
|-
| {{flagu|Mexico}} || 5 November 1991 || See [[Lithuania–Mexico relations]]
[[File:Honorary Consulate of Lithuania, Mexico City.jpg|thumb|right|Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in Mexico City]]
Lithuania and Mexico initially established diplomatic relations on 31 May 1938 and signed a Treaty of Friendship in Washington, D.C., United States. Mexico never recognized the annexation of Lithuania by the Soviet Union and condemned the action. On 5 November 1991, Mexico recognized and re-established diplomatic relations with Lithuania. In 2002, President [[Valdas Adamkus]] paid a visit to Mexico and met with Mexican President [[Vicente Fox]]. In 2008, President Adamkus returned to Mexico for a visit and met with Mexican President [[Felipe Calderón]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/suecia/index.php/es/letonia-y-lituania/lituania| title = Relations between Mexico and Lithuania (in Spanish)| access-date = 22 April 2018| archive-date = 23 April 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180423102217/https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/suecia/index.php/es/letonia-y-lituania/lituania| url-status = live}}</ref>

* Lithuania is accredited to Mexico from its embassy in [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]] and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Mexico City]].<ref name=USA>{{Cite web |url=https://usa.mfa.lt/usa/en/ |title=Embassy of Lithuania in Washington, D.C. |access-date=23 January 2025 |archive-date=4 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204202347/https://usa.mfa.lt/usa/en/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Mexico is accredited to Lithuania from its embassy in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]] and maintains an honorary consulate in [[Vilnius]].<ref>[https://embamex.sre.gob.mx/suecia/ Embassy of Mexico in Stockholm]</ref>
|-
| {{flagu|Peru}} || 9 June 1997 || 
[[File:Lithuanian Consulate, Lima 05.jpg|thumb|right|Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in Lima]]

* Lithuania maintains honorary consulates in [[Lima]].<ref>[https://keliauk.urm.lt/en/incoming/peru MFA Lithuania: Peru]</ref>
* Peru is accredited to Lithuania from its embassy in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]].<ref>[https://www.gob.pe/institucion/rree/noticias/9707-embajador-perua Embajador peruano presentó Cartas Credenciales en Lituania y se entrevistó con Viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores de esa nación (in Spanish)]</ref>
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| {{flagu|United States}} || 28 July 1992  || See [[Lithuania–United States relations]]
[[File:President Biden held talks with President Nauseda of Lithuania at the Presidential Palace before the NATO Summit.jpg|thumb|right|Joe Biden and Gitanas Nausėda during [[2023 Vilnius Summit]]]]
[[File:Valdas Adamkus and George W. Bush 1998 (2).jpg|right|thumb|Valdas Adamkus and George W. Bush in Vilnius in 2002.]]
Lithuania and the United States first entered into diplomatic relations on 28 July 1992, thanks to enormous efforts from governmental officials of Lithuania and members of the Lithuanian community in the U.S. During the entire period when Lithuania was occupied, the U.S. pursued a policy of non-recognition of the occupation. After independence was restored, on 6 September 1991 the two countries resumed their cross-border relations. U.S. governmental and non-governmental organisations have lent a lot of assistance to strengthen the public and governmental institutions and market economy of the fledgling democracy.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://usa.mfa.lt/usa/lt/dvisaliai-santykiai/politinis-bendradarbiavimas/su-jav| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160624091516/http://usa.mfa.lt/usa/lt/dvisaliai-santykiai/politinis-bendradarbiavimas/su-jav| archive-date = 24 June 2016| title = su JAV {{!}} Politinis bendradarbiavimas {{!}} Dvišalis bendradarbiavimas {{!}} Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija}}</ref> On 2 October 1992, the U.S. embassy was launched in Vilnius. On 22 November 2002, U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] paid the first official visit to Lithuania. On 8 May 2003, the [[United States Senate]] cast a unanimous vote ratifying NATO membership protocols and opening up a door to NATO for Lithuania.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eesc.lt/uploads/news/id704/Lietuva%20ir%20JAV%20bendradarbiavimo%20krypciu%20beieskant.pdf |title=Lietuvos ir JAV santyki perspektyvos |language=Lithuanian |trans-title=Perspectives of Lithuanian-US relations |author=Vilius Ivanauskas |display-authors=etal |date= |website=Eastern Europe Studies Centre |place=Vilnius |access-date=29 November 2017 |archive-date=15 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615094148/http://www.eesc.lt/uploads/news/id704/Lietuva%20ir%20JAV%20bendradarbiavimo%20krypciu%20beieskant.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Currently, there are 29 bilateral agreements regulating the relationship between Lithuania and the U.S. in various field.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.urm.lt/default/lt/jav| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141229111345/http://www.urm.lt/default/lt/jav| archive-date = 29 December 2014| title = JAV {{!}} Dvišalės sutartys {{!}} Tarptautinės sutartys {{!}} Užsienio politika {{!}} Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija}}</ref>
* Lithuania has an [[Embassy of Lithuania, Washington, D.C.|embassy in Washington, D.C.]], and consulates-general in [[Chicago]], [[Los Angeles]] and [[New York City|New York]].<ref name=USA />
* United States has an embassy in Vilnius.<ref>[https://lt.usembassy.gov Embassy of the United States in Lithuania]</ref>
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==Asia==
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
!width="15%"| Country
!width="12%"| Formal Relations Began
!Notes
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|{{flagu|Armenia}}||21 November 1991
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* Armenia is represented in Lithuania through its embassy in [[Warsaw]] (Poland).
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Yerevan]].
* There are around 2,500 people of [[Armenian diaspora|Armenian descent]] living in Lithuania. 
* Lithuania has [[Recognition of the Armenian Genocide|recognized]] the [[Armenian genocide]] in 2005.
* [http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-1458231391  Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Armenia (in Lithuanian only)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930133716/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-1458231391 |date=30 September 2011 }}
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|{{flagu|Azerbaijan}}||1995-11-27
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* Azerbaijan recognized the independence of Lithuania on 10 September 1991.
* Lithuania recognized the independence of Azerbaijan on 20 December 1991.
* Azerbaijan has an embassy in [[Vilnius]].
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Baku]].
* Both countries are full members of the [[Council of Europe]] and the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] (OSCE).
*[http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-1183769761 Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Cooperation with Azerbaijan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930133845/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-1183769761 |date=30 September 2011 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120225202330/http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=99893 Foreign Minister of Lithuania to pay official visit to Azerbaijan]
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|{{flagu|China}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1991|09|14}}||See [[China-Lithuania relations]]

The [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]] established diplomatic relations in 1921.

China has a Chargé d'affaires office in Vilnius. Lithuania had an embassy in Beijing. In 1992, the embassy of China was established in Vilnius and in 1995, the embassy of Lithuania was established in Beijing.
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|{{flagu|Georgia}}||16 September 1994||See [[Georgia–Lithuania relations]]
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|{{flagu|India}}||1992-04-27
|See [[India–Lithuania relations]]
*India has an honorary consulate in Vilnius.
*Lithuania has an embassy in [[New Delhi]] and an Honorary Consulate in Mumbai, India. 
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|{{flagu|Iran}}||||See [[Foreign relations of Iran|Iran–Lithuania relations]] 
* Iran is accredited to Lithuania from its embassy in Warsaw, Poland.
* Lithuania is accredited to Iran from its embassy in Ankara, Turkey.
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|{{flagu|Israel}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|01|08}}||See [[Israel–Lithuania relations]]
Israel recognized Lithuania's independence in 1992.  Both countries established diplomatic relation in 1992.  Israel is represented in Lithuania through its embassy in [[Vilnius]] (previously through its embassy in [[Riga]], Latvia). Lithuania has an embassy in [[Tel Aviv]] and 2 honorary consulates (in [[Herzliya]] and [[Ramat Gan]]).
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|{{flagu|Japan}}||1991 09 06||See [[Japan–Lithuania relations]]
Relations between Lithuania and Japan started on 22 December 1922, when Lithuania was recognized by Japan de jure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.urm.lt/index.php?197036188|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/20120209235120/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?197036188|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jp.mfa.lt/index.php?-1066645432|title=LR AMBASADA JAPONIJOJE IR FILIPINŲ RESPUBLIKAI, AUSTRALIJOS SANDRAUGAI, NAUJAJAI ZELANDIJAI|access-date=20 February 2015|archive-date=20 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220235130/http://jp.mfa.lt/index.php?-1066645432|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1939 the Consulate of Japan, headed by vice-consul [[Chiune Sugihara]], was opened in [[Kaunas]]. It was closed in 1940 when Lithuania was annexed by the Soviet Union.
On 6 September 1991, Japan recognized the independence of the Republic of Lithuania from the Soviet Union and on 10 October, Diplomatic relations were restored.
In 1997, Embassy of Japan was established in Lithuania, in 1998, Embassy of Lithuania was established in Japan.
In 2006 May, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs [[Taro Aso]] visited Lithuania, and [[Gediminas Kirkilas|Kirkilas]], the Prime Minister of Lithuania, visited Japan just three months later. Bilateral relations were strengthen by the official state visit of [[Emperor Akihito]] and [[Empress Michiko]] in 2007 May.<ref>{{cite web | title = Japan's Emperor Akihit, Empress Michiko visit Lithuania | url = http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/26/europe/EU-GEN-Lithuania-Japan-Imperial-Couple.php | work = [[International Herald Tribune]] | date = 26 May 2007|access-date = 9 April 2008}}</ref> 
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|{{flagu|Kazakhstan}}||1992-06-12
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* Kazakhstan has an embassy in [[Vilnius]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://kazakhstan.embassy.lt/| title = Kazakh embassy in Vilnius| access-date = 23 May 2009| archive-date = 30 August 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090830182127/http://kazakhstan.embassy.lt/| url-status = dead}}</ref>
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Astana]] and an honorary consulate in [[Almaty]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kz.mfa.lt/|title=Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Ministry of Foreign Affairs|author=Dizaino Kryptis|access-date=20 February 2015|archive-date=12 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212012032/http://kz.mfa.lt/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-1518343441   Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Kazakhstan (in Lithuanian only)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930134053/http://www.urm.lt/index.php?-1518343441 |date=30 September 2011 }}
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|{{flagu|Kyrgyzstan}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1992|07|03}}||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on 3 July 1992.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
*Both countries are full members of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]].
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|{{flagu|Malaysia}}||{{dts|format=dmy|1994|03|09}}||See [[Lithuania–Malaysia relations]]
Lithuania has an honorary consulate in [[Kuala Lumpur]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/malaysia/documents/eu_travel/hon_consulates_in_malaysia_en.pdf|title=HONORARY CONSULATE OF LITHUANIA|publisher=Honorary Consulate of Lithuania, Kuala Lumpur|access-date=19 February 2014|archive-date=12 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112173205/http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/malaysia/documents/eu_travel/hon_consulates_in_malaysia_en.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> while Malaysia embassy in Stockholm were also accredited to Lithuania.
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|{{flagu|South Korea }}||1991-10-14<ref name="mofa.go.kr">{{cite web| url = http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070823/1_24621.jsp?menu=m_30_40| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131224081632/http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/countries/europe/countries/20070823/1_24621.jsp?menu=m_30_40| archive-date = 24 December 2013| title = Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea}}</ref>||
* The establishment of diplomatic relations between the South Korea and Lithuania began in October 1991.
* Bilateral Trade in 2014
** Exports US$216,000,000
** Imports US$50,000,000
* Bilateral Trade in 2014
** South Korea's Investment in Lithuania US$3,340,000
** Lithuania's Investment in South Korea US$145,000
* According to the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade]] there are as few as 41 South Koreans living in Lithuania.<ref name="mofa.go.kr"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mofat.go.kr/consul/overseascitizen/compatriotcondition/index6.jsp?TabMenu%3DTabMenu6 |title=외교통상부에 오신것을 환영합니다 |access-date=21 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023213104/http://www.mofat.go.kr/consul/overseascitizen/compatriotcondition/index6.jsp?TabMenu=TabMenu6 |archive-date=23 October 2010 }}</ref>
*[http://www.urm.lt/default/en/korea Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Cooperation with South Korea] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033923/http://www.urm.lt/default/en/korea |date=1 December 2017 }}
*[http://www.mofa.go.kr/countries/europe/countries/20110810/1_23066.jsp?menu=m_40_50_20 South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade about relations with Lithuania (in Korean only)]
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|{{flagu|Tajikistan }}||1992||
*Both countries established diplomatic relations on 13 August 1992.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
*Both countries are full members of the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]]. 
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|{{flagu|Turkey }}||||See [[Lithuania–Turkey relations]]
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Ankara]].
* Turkey has an embassy in Vilnius. 
* Both countries are full members of [[NATO]]. 
* Lithuania is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Member State of the European Union|member]] and Turkey is an [[European Union|EU]] [[Accession of Turkey to the European Union|candidate]]. Lithuania supports Turkey's accession negotiations to the EU, although negotiations have now been suspended. 
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|{{flagu|Vietnam}}||||See [[Foreign relations of Vietnam|Lithuania–Vietnam relations]]
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==Europe==
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="width:100%; margin:auto;"
!width="15%"| Country
!width="12%"| Formal relations (re)established
!Notes
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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
|
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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==Oceania==
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!width="15%"| Country
!width="12%"| Formal relations (re)established
!Notes
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| {{flagu|Australia}} ||1921/1991||See [[Australia–Lithuania relations]]
* Australia is accredited to Lithuania from its embassy in Warsaw, Poland and maintains an honorary consulate in Vilnius.
* Lithuania has an embassy in [[Canberra]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://protocol.dfat.gov.au/Public/Missions/110| title = Embassy of Lithuania in Canberra| access-date = 29 December 2020| archive-date = 18 March 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210318174400/https://protocol.dfat.gov.au/Public/Missions/110| url-status = live}}</ref>
|-valign="top"
|{{flagu|New Zealand}}||||See [[Foreign relations of New Zealand|Lithuania–New Zealand relations]]
|}

==Issues==
===Illicit drug trafficking===

Lithuania has been a trans-shipment point for opiates and other illicit drugs from Russia, Southwest Asia, Latin America, and Western Europe to Eastern Europe and [[Scandinavia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/conference_papers/2005/Silk%20Road%20Studies%20Baltic%20Workshop.pdf |title=Drug issues in the Baltics |access-date=28 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110102041/http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/conference_papers/2005/Silk%20Road%20Studies%20Baltic%20Workshop.pdf |archive-date=10 November 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Anti-terrorism===
Lithuania is a signatory to 8 of the 12 International Conventions related to counter-
terrorist activities<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interpol.int/Public/BioTerrorism/NationalLaws/Lithuania.pdf|title=Internet / Home – INTERPOL|access-date=20 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709113553/http://www.interpol.int/Public/BioTerrorism/NationalLaws/Lithuania.pdf|archive-date=9 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Human trafficking===
The [[International Organization for Migration]] (IOM) reports that about 1,000 citizens of Lithuania fall victim to trafficking annually. Most are women between the ages of 21 and 30 who are sold into prostitution<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.protectionproject.org/lithuania.doc |title=Human Trafficking in the Baltics |access-date=28 October 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110102041/http://www.protectionproject.org/lithuania.doc |archive-date=10 November 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of diplomatic missions in Lithuania]]
* [[List of diplomatic missions of Lithuania]]
* [[List of ambassadors to Lithuania]]

==Further reading==

* Tomas Janeliūnas. 2020. ''[https://www.routledge.com/Foreign-Policy-Analysis-of-a-Baltic-State-Lithuania-and-Grybauskaite/Janeliunas/p/book/9780367863180 Foreign Policy Analysis of a Baltic State: Lithuania and 'Grybauskaitė Doctrine'.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108081403/https://www.routledge.com/Foreign-Policy-Analysis-of-a-Baltic-State-Lithuania-and-Grybauskaite/Janeliunas/p/book/9780367863180 |date=8 January 2021 }}'' Routledge.

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