Austria–Ukraine relations

Austria-Ukraine relations

Austria	Ukraine

Austria–Ukraine relations (Ukrainian: Українсько-австрійські відносини, German: Osterreich-Ukraina Beziehungen) are foreign relations 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 and Carpathia) were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, today consisting of: Lviv Oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ternopil Oblast, Chernivtsi Oblast and Zakarpattia Oblast. During the 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 Kiev 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. In May 2000, the President of Austria Thomas Klestil paid a state visit to Ukraine.

See also

• Foreign relations of Austria
• Foreign relations of Ukraine

External links

• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Ukraine (in German only)
• Austrian embassy in Kiev (in German and Ukrainian only)
• Ukrainian embassy in Vienna