Greece–Lithuania relations

Greek-Lithuanian relations

Greece	Lithuania

Greek-Lithuanian relations are the relations between Greece and Lithuania. Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, of NATO and the European Union.

Historical relations

Greece recognised the State of Lithuania on May 23, 1922, and diplomatic relations between the two countries were restored on January 7, 1992. Greece has never officially recognised the annexation of the Baltic states by the USSR. Lithuania has maintained an embassy in Athens since 1997 along with an honorary consulate in Thessaloniki.^[1] Greece has had an embassy in Vilnius since January 2, 2005.

List of bilateral visits ^[2]

• In February 1997, the President of Lithuania Algirdas Brazauskas visited Greece
• On July 2, 2007, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas visited Athens
• In September 2008, the Prime Minister of Lithuania Gediminas Kirkilas visited Athens

Bilateral agreements^[3]

• investment protection,
• culture, tourism, economic, industrial and technological cooperation,
• road and sea transport,
• mutual elimination of visas,
• re-admission of persons,
• protection of confidential information

See also

• Foreign relations of Greece
• Foreign relations of Lithuania

External links

• Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Lithuania
• Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Greece
• Lithuanian embassy in Athens

References