Austrian-Georgian relations are bilateral diplomatic relations between Austria and Georgia . The countries established diplomatic relations in 1992, Georgia opened its embassy in Vienna in 1996 [1] . Georgia also has an honorary consulate in Graz. Austria is represented in Georgia through a non-resident based in Vienna and through an honorary consulate in Tbilisi .
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Content
- 1 History
- 2 Bilateral agreements
- 3 Official Visits
- 4 notes
- 5 Bibliography
- 6 References
History
At the end of World War I, Austria-Hungary, together with other central powers , was one of the first to recognize the independence of the Georgian Democratic Republic in 1918 [2] . The first ambassador of Austria-Hungary to Georgia was Georg von und zu Frankenstein [3] .
During the war in South Ossetia in 2008, Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik called on Russia to “respect the territorial integrity of Georgia, taking into account the UN resolution” [4] . She also said that Russia's military intervention seriously undermined its credibility as a reliable partner of the West [5] .
Bilateral Agreements
The following bilateral agreements are available [6] :
- Agreement between Georgia and the Republic of Austria on Bilateral Foreign Economic Relations
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of the Interior of Georgia and the Federal Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Austria
- Air Transport Agreement between the Austrian Federal Government and the Government of Georgia
- Agreement between the Government of Georgia and the Government of the Republic of Austria on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments
- Agreement between the Government of Georgia and the Government of the Republic of Austria on the avoidance of double taxation
- Protocol Amending the Air Transport Agreement The Austrian Federal Government and the Government of Georgia
Official Visits
The following official visits took place:
- January 19-21, 2006; Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili's visit to Vienna to attend the International Conference on “European Strategies for the Development of Democracy in Post-Soviet Countries”
- February 22-26, 2006; visit of Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Nino Burjanadze to Austria
- March 26-29, 2006; Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli's working visit to Austria
- May 4-5, 2006; visit of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia Ivane Merabishvili to Austria
- October 27, 2006; Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli to Austria
Notes
- ↑ Embassy of Georgia to Austria (Unavailable link) . Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Date of treatment June 11, 2009. Archived July 9, 2007.
- ↑ Anti-Bolshevik Bloc of Nations, ABN correspondence v. 16 (Press Bureau of the AntiBolshevik Bloc of Nations, 1965), 9.
- ↑ Seidl-Hohenveldern, Ignaz. Die völkerrechtliche Praxis der Donaumonarchie von 1859 bis 1918: eine Auswahl von Dokumenten / Ignaz Seidl-Hohenveldern, Stephan Verosta. - Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1996. - P. 79–81. - ISBN 978-3-7001-2233-3 .
- ↑ Plassnik demands Russian ceasefire , Wiener Zeitung (August 12, 2008). Date of treatment June 11, 2009.
- ↑ Austrian minister says Russia no longer a reliable partner , Agence France-Presse (August 23, 2008). Archived on September 4, 2008. Date of appeal June 11, 2009. "Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik said Saturday that Russian military intervention in Georgia had seriously undermined its credibility as a reliable partner of the West."
- ↑ Relations between Georgia and the Republic of Austria . Georgia Date of treatment June 11, 2009. (unavailable link)
Bibliography
- Agstner, Rudolf. Österreich im Kaukasus 1849-1918. - Diplomatische Akademie, 1999. - ISBN 978-3-902021-12-0 .
- Bihl, Wolfdieter. Die Kaukasus-Politik der Mittelmächte. - Böhlau, 1992. - ISBN 978-3-205-05517-4 .