Английская Википедия:Embassy of the United Kingdom, Vilnius
Шаблон:Infobox diplomatic mission
The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Vilnius is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Lithuania. The Embassy is located on Antakalnio Street, opposite the St Peter and St Paul Church. The current British Ambassador to Lithuania is List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Lithuania.[1] The Embassy also represents the British Overseas Territories in Lithuania.
The building is listed on the Lithuanian Register of Cultural Property.[2]
History
Between the First and Second World Wars the temporary capital of Lithuania was the city of Kaunas and the United Kingdom maintained a diplomatic representation there. The UK never recognised de jure the Soviet annexation of Lithuania in 1940.[3]
The UK recognised Lithuania's restored independence on 27 August 1991. The British Embassy opened in Vilnius in October 1991 and moved to its current location on Antakalnio Street in April 1994. As well as the embassy in Vilnius, the UK also has an honorary consulate in Klaipėda.[3]
See also
- Lithuania–United Kingdom relations
- List of diplomatic missions in Lithuania
- List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Lithuania
- Thomas Hildebrand Preston, 6th Baronet
References
Шаблон:UK diplomatic missions Шаблон:Diplomatic missions in Lithuania
- Английская Википедия
- Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom
- Diplomatic missions in Vilnius
- Buildings and structures in Vilnius
- Lithuania–United Kingdom relations
- Objects listed in Lithuanian Registry of Cultural Property
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
