Relationship dossier
France
Lithuania
Relationship assessment
A strategic partnership with practical defense cooperation within the EU and NATO
France toward Lithuania
+40France has contributed to NATO air-policing missions in Lithuania, providing a concrete security contribution to Lithuania’s defense. The two governments also established a strategic partnership framework.
Lithuania toward France
+40Lithuania established a strategic partnership framework with France and selected French Caesar artillery systems for its armed forces, creating a concrete defense procurement link.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship combines a formal strategic partnership with practical defense cooperation, including French air-policing contributions in Lithuania and Lithuanian procurement of French artillery systems. EU and NATO membership provide a broader setting for cooperation, while the bilateral security links are concrete but do not amount to an exceptional or exclusive partnership.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
France and Lithuania maintain a substantially cooperative relationship, including a strategic partnership framework and defense cooperation. French participation in NATO air policing in Lithuania and Lithuania’s procurement of French Caesar artillery systems provide concrete security links. The partnership operates within broader EU and NATO cooperation.
Key developments
France and Lithuania established a strategic partnership framework during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Lithuania.
France participated in NATO air-policing missions based in Lithuania.
Lithuania selected French Caesar artillery systems for its armed forces.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the strategic partnership framework are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing bilateral defense cooperation beyond NATO activities and equipment procurement is uncertain.