Georgia–Lithuania relations

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Diplomatic relations between Georgia and the Republic of Lithuania were established on 16 September 1994.{{Cite web|title=Relations between Georgia and the Republic of Lithuania {{!}} Embassy of Georgia to the Republic of Lithuania|url=http://www.lithuania.mfa.gov.ge/default.aspx?sec_id=670&lang=2|url-status=live|access-date=17 March 2021|website=Embassy of Georgia to the Republic of Lithuania|archive-date=26 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526111603/https://platform.twitter.com/widgets/widget_iframe.06c6ee58c3810956b7509218508c7b56.html?origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lithuania.mfa.gov.ge}}

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'.{{Cite news|date=9 August 2018|title=Lithuania officially sets restrictions for people blacklisted by Georgia|work=AGENDA.GE|url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2018/1684|url-status=live|access-date=18 March 2021|archive-date=14 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114193950/https://agenda.ge/en/news/2018/1684}}

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.{{Cite news|date=3 December 2020|title=Lithuania calls on NATO to keep doors open for Georgia, Ukraine|work=LRT English|url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1290411/lithuania-calls-on-nato-to-keep-doors-open-for-georgia-ukraine|url-status=live|access-date=18 March 2021|archive-date=18 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118064630/https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1290411/lithuania-calls-on-nato-to-keep-doors-open-for-georgia-ukraine}}

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".{{Cite news|date=25 February 2021|title=Joint Statement of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Baltic States concerning political situation in Georgia|work=Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to Georgia|url=http://ge.mfa.lt/ge/en/news/joint-statement-of-the-ministers-of-foreign-affairs-of-the-baltic-states-concerning-political-situation-in-georgia-1|access-date=17 March 2021}} Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda offered to act as a mediator to resolve the situation.{{Cite news|date=26 February 2021|title=Lithuania ready to mediate in Georgia crisis – president|work=LRT English|url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1353117/lithuania-ready-to-mediate-in-georgia-crisis-president|url-status=live|access-date=18 March 2021|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301074236/https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1353117/lithuania-ready-to-mediate-in-georgia-crisis-president}}{{Cite news|date=26 February 2021|title=Lithuanian president ready to mediate talks between Georgian ruling party, opposition|work=AGENDA.GE|url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/539|url-status=live|access-date=18 March 2021|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227115122/https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/539}}

File:Presidents_of_Georgia_and_Lithuania_meeting_in_November_2013.jpg meeting the Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė in November 2013.]]

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