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Bilateral relations

Learn more about the bilateral relations between Israel and Lithuania since 1991.

Here you can find information on important events, and state visits between both countries since 1991.

1991
Flags of Israel and Lithuania

Israel officially recognises the independence of Lithuania.

1992
Flags of Israel and Lithuania

Diplomatic relations between Israel and Lithuania are established.

1994
Flags of Israel and Lithuania

Lithuanian Prime Minister Adolfas Šleževičius visits Israel. An agreement is signed between the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and the Government of the State of Israel for the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.

1995
Flags of Israel and Lithuania

Lithuanian President Algirdas Mykolas Brazauskas visits Israel.
This is the first visit by a Lithuanian Head of State.

2005
Flags of Israel and Lithuania

Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus visits Israel. 

2008
Flags of Israel and Lithuania

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Petras Vaitiekūnas visits Israel.

2010
Flags of Israel and Lithuania

Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius visits Israel.

2012
Flags of Israel and Lithuania

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius Ažubalis visits Israel.

2013
President Peres with the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė

Israeli President Shimon Peres visits Lithuania.

Copyright: GPO/Moshe Milner

2015
Flags of Israel and Lithuania

Israel opens its first embassy in Lithuania.

2015
Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius with the President of Israel Reuven Rivlin

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius visits Israel.

Copyright: GPO/Mark Neiman

2015
President Dalia Grybauskaitė with President Reuven Rivlin in Israel

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė visits Israel.
Copyright: Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Lithuania/ R. Dačkus

2017
Foreign Minister in Israel 2017

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius visits Israel

Copyrights: Avi Hayun

2018
Israeli Prime Minister with the Lithuanian President

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Lithuania.

Copyright: Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Lithuania

2018
Speaker of Seimas visits Israel

Lithuanian Speaker of the Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis visits Israel.
Copyright: Seimas Chancellery photo (Olga Posaškova)

2019
Lithuanian PM Skvernelis with Israeli PM Netanyahu

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis visits Israel.
Copyright: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO

2020
Viktoras Pranckietis visits Israel

Lithuanian Speaker of the Seimas Viktoras Pranckietis visits Israel.

2022
Speaker in Israel 2022

Lithuanian Speaker of the Seimas Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen visits Israel.

Copyrights: Shlomi Amsalem; Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2023
Minister of Foreign Affairs in Israel

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs visits Israel. New cooperation agreements are signed in the fields of cyber, innovation, culture and education.

Copyrights: Shlomi Amsalem; Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2023
Prime Minister in Israel

Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė visits Israel.
Copyrights: Laima Penek / LRV