Austria–Ukraine relations

Austria-Ukraine relations

Austria	Ukraine
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Austria, Kyiv	Embassy of Ukraine, Vienna

Foreign relations exist between Austria and Ukraine. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1992. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1918 became the first major international document with the Austrian nation.

Historically, a big portion of West Ukraine (Galicia, Carpathia and Northern Bukovina) were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, today consisting of: Lviv Oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ternopil Oblast, Chernivtsi Oblast and Zakarpattia Oblast. During World War I Ukraine was occupied by the Central powers military force (including the Austrian military) that drove Bolsheviks out of the country.

Austria has an embassy in Kyiv and 3 honorary consulates (in Donetsk, Kharkiv and Lviv). Ukraine has an embassy in Vienna and 2 honorary consulates (in Klagenfurt and Salzburg).

In October 1998, the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma paid a state visit to Austria.^[1] In May 2000, the President of Austria Thomas Klestil paid a state visit to Ukraine.^[2] Austria joined the European Union in 1995, while Ukraine is a candidate for EU accession. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.

Resident diplomatic missions

• Austria has an embassy in Kyiv.
• Ukraine has an embassy in Vienna.

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  Embassy of Austria in Kyiv
• 
  Embassy of Ukraine in Vienna

See also

• Foreign relations of Austria
• Foreign relations of Ukraine
• Ukrainians in Austria
• Ukraine–European Union relations

Notes and references

External links

• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Ukraine (in German only) Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Austrian embassy in Kyiv (in German and Ukrainian only) Archived 2012-08-01 at archive.today
• Ukrainian embassy in Vienna

This page was last edited on 9 April 2024, at 13:40