Foreign relations between Austria and Georgia. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1992 and Georgia opened its embassy in Vienna in 1996.[1] Austria has an embassy in Tbilisi that also accredited to Armenia, while Georgia has an embassy in Vienna and an honorary consulate in Graz. Austria is a member of the European Union, which Georgia applied for in 2022. Both nations are members of the Council of Europe.

History

At the end of World War I, Austria-Hungary was, together with the other central powers, the German Empire and the Ottoman Empire, one of the first and only nations that recognized the independence of the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia in 1918.[2] The first ambassador was Georg von und zu Franckenstein.[3]

During the 2008 South Ossetia war, Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik urged "Russia to respect the territorial integrity of Georgia, considering the UN resolution."[4] She also said that Russia's military intervention in Georgia had seriously undermined its credibility as a reliable partner of the West.[5]

Resident diplomatic missions

  • Austria has an embassy in Tbilisi.
  • Georgia has an embassy in Vienna.

Notes

  • The Embassy of Austria in Tbilisi is accredited to Armenia.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Embassy of Georgia to Austria". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  2. ↑ Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations, ABN correspondence v. 16 (Press Bureau of the AntiBolshevik Bloc of Nations, 1965), 9.
  3. ↑ Seidl-Hohenveldern, Ignaz; Stephan Verosta (1996). Die völkerrechtliche Praxis der Donaumonarchie von 1859 bis 1918: eine Auswahl von Dokumenten (in German). Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. pp. 79–81. ISBN 978-3-7001-2233-3.
  4. ↑ "Plassnik demands Russian ceasefire". Wiener Zeitung. August 12, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  5. ↑ "Austrian minister says Russia no longer a reliable partner". Agence France-Presse. August 23, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

Bibliography

  • Agstner, Rudolf (1999). Österreich im Kaukasus 1849-1918 (in German). Diplomatische Akademie. ISBN 978-3-902021-12-0.
  • Bihl, Wolfdieter (1992). Die Kaukasus-Politik der Mittelmächte (in German). Böhlau. ISBN 978-3-205-05517-4.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria–Georgia_relations