Lithuania–United Kingdom relations
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Lithuania – United Kingdom relations are foreign relations between the United Kingdom and Lithuania.
History
Lithuania and the UK formally established diplomatic relations on 20 December 1922. During
The UK recognised the restoration of Lithuanian independence on 27 August 1991. Both countries re-established diplomatic relations in October 1991.
Embassies and consulates
The United Kingdom has an embassy in Vilnius and an honorary consulate in Klaipėda. Lithuania has an embassy in London and five honorary consulates (in Northern Ireland, Northumberland, Scotland, Wales and the West Midlands).
Overview
There are around 100,000
Lithuanian people living in the United Kingdom. Both countries are full members of NATO
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The current ambassador to Lithuania is Brian Olley, and the ambassador to the UK is Renatas Norkus.
In 2006, the
Queen of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II paid a visit to Lithuania.[2]
Gallery
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First representation of Lithuania in London, 1919 -
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St Casimir's Lithuanian Church, a Lithuanian-speaking Roman Catholic church in Bethnal Green, London -
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See also
- Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
- Foreign relations of Lithuania
- Lithuanians in the United Kingdom
References
- ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
- ^ "British queen begins 'historic' visit to Baltics (Roundup) - Monsters and Critics". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
External links
- British Foreign and Commonwealth Office about relations with Lithuania
- British embassy in Vilnius
- Lithuanian embassy in London
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