Lithuania–United Kingdom relations

Lithuania – United Kingdom relations are foreign relations between the United Kingdom and Lithuania.

The history of Lithuania's relations with the United Kingdom started on 20 December 1921 with de jure recognition of Lithuania's statehood. The UK became a key export partner. When Lithuania lost independence, the UK officially closed Lithuania's embassy in London but allowed the ambassador to act in this capacity. On 27 August 1991, the UK recognised the restored state of independent Lithuania and soon thereafter transferred to the Bank of Lithuania the frozen gold reserves of Lithuania. On 4 September 1991, the two countries resumed their diplomatic relations. In addition to intensive economic, military, social cooperation, Lithuania and the United Kingdom stand in close cooperation in the areas of education, science, and culture. Currently, there are 8 bilateral agreements regulating the relationship between Lithuania and the UK in various fields.

• The UK recognized the restoration of Lithuanian independence on 27 August 1991.
• The United Kingdom has an embassy in Vilnius and an honorary consulate in Klaipėda.
• Lithuania has an embassy in London and 5 honorary consulates (in Northern Ireland, Northumberland,
• Scotland, Wales and the West Midlands).
• There are around 100,000 Lithuanian people living in the United Kingdom.
• Both countries are full members of NATO.
• British Foreign and Commonwealth Office about relations with Lithuania
• Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Poland (in Lithuanian only) Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine