Austria–Ukraine relations

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Austria-Ukraine relations
Map indicating locations of Austria and Ukraine

Austria

Ukraine
Diplomatic mission
Embassy of Austria, KyivEmbassy of Ukraine, Vienna
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv, 4 September 2018

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

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.
  • Embassy of Austria in Kyiv
    Embassy of Austria in Kyiv
  • Embassy of Ukraine in Vienna
    Embassy of Ukraine in Vienna

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Ukraine's Kuchma in Vienna for EU visit". BBC World Service. 1998-10-14. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Manager erteilen Ukraine Kopfwäsche" (in German). WirtschaftsBlatt. 2000-05-20. Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 19 November 2008.

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