Georgia–Lithuania relations

Georgia-Lithuania relations refers to bilateral relations between Georgia and Lithuania. Lithuania is a member of the EU, which Georgia applied for in 2022. Both nations are members of the Council of Europe. Both countries are Post Soviet states as they were Republics of the Soviet Union.

Georgia-Lithuania relations

Georgia	Lithuania
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Georgia, Vilnius	Embassy of Lithuania, Tbilisi

History

Diplomatic relations between Georgia and the Republic of Lithuania were established on 16 September 1994.^[1]

On 9 August 2018, Lithuania introduced migration restrictions on individuals placed on the Otkhozoria–Tatunashvili List, a list of individuals the Georgian Parliament considers to have 'violated the rights of Georgian citizens in the Georgian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali'.^[2]

In December 2020, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius called for NATO to cooperate more closely with Georgia and Ukraine and maintain the 'open door' policy.^[3]

On 25 February 2021, in response to the detention of Nika Melia, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania issued a joint statement expressing "serious concerns over the political situation developing in Georgia" and urging "all political forces to act with restraint, de-escalate the situation and seek [a] constructive solution".^[4] Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda offered to act as a mediator to resolve the situation.^[5][6]

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili meeting the Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė in November 2013.

See also

• Foreign relations of Georgia
• Foreign relations of Lithuania
• Georgia-NATO relations
• Georgia-EU relations
  • Accession of Georgia to the EU