International Cooperation

International Cooperation

The international cooperation of Lithuania’s Ministry of Transport is currently based on active bilateral relations, regional partnerships, and participation in key multilateral transport policy formats.

At the bilateral level, Lithuania regularly coordinates positions with neighboring and other European Union member states: discussions focus on the development of logistics corridors, the implementation of joint infrastructure projects and funding for military mobility connections, as well as prospects for improving international passenger transport.

Regional cooperation is particularly active among the Baltic States and Poland: efforts are directed towards accelerating regional connectivity, strengthening resilience to geopolitical challenges, coordinating infrastructure development plans, and securing the necessary EU financing for strategic projects such as Rail Baltica, Via Baltica, and military mobility initiatives.

At the multilateral level, the Ministry of Transport and Communications consistently participates in European and global transport policy‑shaping processes. Each year, the Lithuanian delegation represents the country at the International Transport Forum (ITF) in Leipzig, where ministers from various countries discuss support for restoring Ukraine’s transport sector, the promotion of safe and sustainable mobility, and the development of new international connections.

In addition, Lithuania actively works on transport sector security and resilience issues, highlighting the need for a unified European response to hybrid threats, such as incursions of contraband-carrying balloons or GPS interference that affects civil aviation and infrastructure safety along the entire eastern flank of the EU.

In order to actively participate in global and regional policy development, the Ministry strives to enhance Lithuania’s image as a transit country in global markets and to attract freight flows from the Middle East and Asia.

Representation abroad  

The Ministry has representatives serving as transport attachés in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republic of Poland.

Participation in the International Organisations                                                                      

The Ministry of Transport and Communications, either independently or together with its subordinate institutions, represents the interests of the Republic of Lithuania in the following international organisations:   

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC)
• European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL)
• International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF)
• Organisation for Cooperation of Railways (OSJD)
• International Transport Forum (ITF)

Interests of the Republic of Lithuania are also represented in the following international cooperation mechanisms:

• Trans-European North-South Motorway Project of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE TEM)

• European Conference for Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT)