Estonia–Lithuania relations

Estonia–Lithuania relations refer to the bilateral relations between Estonia and Lithuania. Estonia has an embassy in Vilnius. Lithuania has an embassy in Tallinn. Both countries are situated in the Baltic region and are the full members of NATO and the European Union.

Estonia–Lithuania relations
Map indicating locations of Estonia and Lithuania

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Lithuanian Embassy in Tallinn
Estonian Embassy in Vilnius

History

Lithuania and Estonia officially established diplomatic relations on 2 March 1921. Following the Soviet occupation after the World War II, both states continued the diplomatic service in exile. After the independence restoration, the relations were re-established de facto on 16 June 1991.

Agreements

Many of the agreements between the two countries are trilateral with Latvia as the three Baltic states.

In 2004, the free trade agreement signed in 1992 between the Baltic states was superseded when all three countries joined the European Union. .[1]

In 2017, the two countries along with Latvia, signed a rail agreement. The agreement is a precondition for a possible high speed railway between the states.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Microsoft Word - 44-BAFTA-Indus" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  2. "Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania to sign Rail Baltic agreement on January 31". baltictimes.com. 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
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