Lithuania–Sweden relations
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Lithuania–Sweden relations are the foreign relations between Sweden and Lithuania. Sweden has an embassy in Vilnius. Lithuania has an embassy in Stockholm.
In 1655, Sweden and Lithuania signed the Union of Kėdainiai, according to which Lithuania briefly became a protectorate of the Swedish crown. Diplomatic relations between Sweden and Lithuania were formally established on 21 December 1921. Sweden is one of the first among the few countries in 1944 to recognize the Soviet occupation of the Baltic countries. In 1945, Stockholm extradited to the Soviet Union around 170 Waffen-SS-soldiers from the Baltic countries who had fled the Red Army and found refuge in Sweden. On 15 August 2011, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt officially apologized to the prime ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in a ceremony in Stockholm saying that "Sweden owes its Baltic neighbours a "debt of honour" for turning a blind eye to post-war Soviet occupation" and speaking of "a dark moment" in his country's history.[1] Sweden re-recognized Lithuania's independence on August 27, 1991. Both countries are full members of Council of Europe and of the European Union and NATO. Sweden has given full support to Lithuania's membership of the European Union. Lithuania strongly supported Sweden's NATO membership.[citation needed]
High level visits
In 2001, Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus visited Stockholm to discuss Lithuania's integration into the European Union and further co-operation of the two states.[2]
In February 2009, Lithuanian Prime Minister
In July 2009, President of Lithuania
Agreements
In 1991, the two countries signed a trade agreement.[6]
In January 2000, the two countries signed an agreement on safety enhancement at
In 2005, the two countries together with Russia signed an agreement on exclusive economic zones on the Baltic Sea continental shelf. The economic zones meet in the Dutch Trench, 141 km from the coastline. The new border falls approximately 1.5 km short of the demarcation line under the 1988 agreement between the Soviet Union and Sweden.[9]
Cooperation
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania was started as Swedenhouse in 2001 and was converted into a Chamber of Commerce in 2005.[10]
In 2007, Lithuanian energy company
European Union
Sweden joined the EU in 1995. Lithuania joined the EU in 2004.
Embassies
The Embassy of Lithuania is located in Stockholm, Sweden. The Embassy of Sweden is located in Vilnius, Lithuania.
See also
References
- ^ Sweden apologises to Baltics over Soviet era. Archived 2011-08-31 at the Wayback Machine The Swedish Wire, accessed 08-15-2011.
- ^ "President of the Republic of Lithuania - President meets with Swedish Minister of Trade".
- ^ http://old.lrv.lt/main_en.php?id=en_aktualijos_su_video/p.php&n=1108[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Washington Post[dead link]
- ^ "President Grybauskaite: Swedish banks assume responsibility for their subsidiaries in Lithuania".
- ^ http://untreaty.un.org/unts/60001_120000/29/23/00057150.pdf[permanent dead link]
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- ^ "History".
- ^ Forbes.com[dead link]
- ^ "Lithuania, Latvia and Sweden signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the NordBalt Electricity Link Project". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
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