Kosovan–Lithuanian relations are foreign relations between the Republic of Kosovo

Republic of Kosovo

Kosovo , officially the Republic of Kosovo is a partially recognised state and a disputed territory in the Balkans...

and Lithuania

Lithuania

Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

. Kosovo

Kosovo

Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...

 declared its independence

2008 Kosovo declaration of independence

The 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence was adopted on 17 February 2008 by individual members of the Assembly of Kosovo acting in personal capacity and not binding to the Assembly itself...

 from Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

 on 17 February 2008 and Lithuania recognized

International reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence

Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia was enacted on Sunday, 17 February 2008 by the Assembly of Kosovo with a unanimous quorum. All 11 representatives of the Serb minority boycotted the proceedings...

 it on 6 May 2008. Diplomatic relations commenced on 16 July 2008.

Military

Lithuania currently has 36 troops serving in Kosovo as peacekeepers in the NATO led Kosovo Force. On November 30, 2009 Lithuania and Kosovo signed a military agreement to increase the breakaway region’s integration into NATO and bolster its disputed independence.

On 30 November 2009, Kosovo and Lithuania strengthened military ties when their defence ministers met on a three day visit in Lithuania.