Iceland Diplomatic Recognition Lithuania

Czechoslovakia will establish direct diplomatic ties with Lithuania because it "supports the legal parliaments and governments of the Baltic republics," President Vaclav Havel announced Friday. Czechoslovakia is only the second country to move toward recognition of Lithuanian sovereignty, following Iceland's declaration earlier this week. The Kremlin, angered by Iceland's overture to Lithuania, on Thursday recalled the Soviet ambassador from Reykjavik.

Czechoslovakia will establish direct diplomatic ties with Lithuania because it "supports the legal parliaments and governments of the Baltic republics," President Vaclav Havel announced Friday. Czechoslovakia is only the second country to move toward recognition of Lithuanian sovereignty, following Iceland's declaration earlier this week. The Kremlin, angered by Iceland's overture to Lithuania, on Thursday recalled the Soviet ambassador from Reykjavik.