Relationship dossier
Lithuania
South Korea
Relationship assessment
Lithuania and South Korea established a strategic partnership in 2023, with cooperation spanning several policy areas.
Lithuania toward South Korea
+35The Lithuanian government pursued closer political and policy ties with South Korea, including through President Gitanas Nausėda’s 2023 visit and the establishment of a strategic partnership covering security, economic, scientific, and other cooperation.
South Korea toward Lithuania
+35The South Korean government joined Lithuania in establishing a strategic partnership during President Nausėda’s 2023 visit, setting out cooperation in security, economic, scientific, and other fields.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is underpinned by a bilateral strategic partnership and a stated agenda for cooperation across multiple policy areas. The partnership indicates substantive political engagement, although the extent and durability of practical cooperation are uncertain.
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 South Korea have developed bilateral cooperation across political, economic, security, and scientific fields. During Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda’s 2023 visit to South Korea, the governments established a strategic partnership and set out areas for further cooperation. The breadth and implementation of that agenda are not clear.
Key developments
During President Gitanas Nausėda’s visit to South Korea, the two governments established a strategic partnership and identified areas for cooperation including security, the economy, and science.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the strategic partnership’s cooperation agenda are unclear.
- Details of subsequent bilateral cooperation in security and economic fields are limited.