The Strategic Directions for Development Cooperation of the Republic of Lithuania is a document aimed at establishing the planning and management conditions for a more coherent, rational and sustainable development cooperation policy.
The strategic directions assess the context of the development cooperation policy, the needs of partner countries, outline thematic and geographical priorities, strategic goals and objectives, financing tools for development cooperation activities, and involve participants in the development cooperation architecture.
In order to ensure the proper implementation of the Law on Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid of the Republic of Lithuania, The Strategic Directions for Development Cooperation 2022-2025 were approved by Order No V-554 on 27 December, 2021.
The priority geographical areas of Lithuania’s development cooperation are the EU Eastern Partnership countries – Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia as well as the people of Belarus, and the states of Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
