Kosovo–Lithuania relations involve foreign relations between the
Republic of Kosovo and the
Republic of Lithuania.
Kosovo declared its independence from
Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Lithuania
recognized it on 6 May 2008. Diplomatic relations commenced on 16 July 2008.
Military
Lithuania had 36 troops serving in Kosovo as peacekeepers in the
NATO-led
Kosovo Force
The Kosovo Force (KFOR) is a North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO-led international NATO peacekeeping, peacekeeping force in Kosovo. Its operations are gradually reducing until Kosovo Security Force, Kosovo's Security Force, established in 2 ...
. On November 30, 2009, Lithuania and Kosovo signed a military agreement to strengthen Kosovo's relationship with NATO and to bolster its independence.
On 30 November 2009 Kosovo and Lithuania strengthened military ties when their defence ministers met during a three-day visit to Lithuania.
"Kosovo and Lithuania strengthen military ties"
30-11-09 Link retrieved 03-12-09
See also
* Foreign relations of Kosovo
Foreign relations of Kosovo are accomplished by efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo. Kosovo operates 33 embassies abroad and is host to 22 embassies in Pristina. Kosovo has membership in several international organisations.
On ...
* Foreign relations of Lithuania
Lithuania is a Northern country on the south-eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, a member of the United Nations Organisation, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the Wo ...
Notes and references
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Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
Bilateral relations of Lithuania
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