Relationship dossier
Lithuania
Romania
Relationship assessment
Lithuanian-Romanian relations are cooperative, with a strategic partnership and shared security coordination.
Lithuania toward Romania
+35Lithuania formalized a strategic partnership with Romania in 2011, providing a framework for bilateral cooperation, including on security and European affairs.
Romania toward Lithuania
+35Romania formalized a strategic partnership with Lithuania in 2011, providing a framework for bilateral cooperation, including on security and European affairs.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is structured by a bilateral strategic partnership and reinforced by security and policy coordination in NATO and the European Union. These arrangements support a cooperative relationship, though the breadth and practical results of bilateral initiatives are not clear.
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
Lithuania and Romania maintain a cooperative bilateral partnership, formalized in a strategic partnership declaration in 2011. Their governments also coordinate on security within NATO and on European policy. The partnership indicates substantive cooperation, although the scope and implementation of specific bilateral initiatives are not clear.
Key developments
Lithuania and Romania formalized a strategic partnership, establishing a framework for bilateral cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral initiatives under the strategic partnership are unclear.
- The extent of recent bilateral security and economic cooperation is uncertain.