Foreign relations between
Austria and
Georgia. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1992 and Georgia opened its embassy in Vienna in 1996.[1] Austria is represented in Georgia through a non resident ambassador based in
Vienna, and through an honorary consulate in
Tbilisi. 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.
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]
Bilateral agreements
The following bilateral agreements are in place:[6]
Agreement between Georgia and the Republic of Austria on Bilateral Foreign Economic Relations
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic 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 for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments
Agreement between the Government of Georgia and the Government of the Republic of Austria for Avoidance of Double Taxation
Protocol on the Amendment to the Air Transport Agreement the Austrian Federal Government and the Government of Georgia
January 19–21, 2006; A visit by
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia
Gela Bezhuashvili to Vienna for the International Conference on "European Strategies of Development of Democracies in Post Soviet Countries"
February 22–26, 2006; Visit of Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia
Nino Burjanadze to Austria
March 26–29, 2006; Working visit of Prime Minister of Georgia
Zurab Noghaideli to Austria
May 4–5, 2006; Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia
Ivane Merabishvili to Austria
October 27, 2006; Prime Minister of Georgia, Zurab Noghaideli, to Austria
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^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.
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