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Kosovan–Lithuanian relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo[a] and Lithuania. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Lithuania recognized it on 6 May 2008.[1] Diplomatic relations commenced on 16 July 2008.[2]
Lithuania currently has 36 troops serving in Kosovo as peacekeepers in the NATO led Kosovo Force.[3] On November 30, 2009 Lithuania and Kosovo signed a military agreement to increase the breakaway region’s integration into NATO and bolster its disputed independence.[4]
On 30 November 2009, Kosovo and Lithuania strengthened military ties when their defence ministers met on a three day visit in Lithuania.[5]
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| a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 86 UN member states. |
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