Bilateral relations
Austria-Ukraine relations
Austria
Ukraine
Embassy of Austria, Kyiv Embassy 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 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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