Foreign Relations of Austria - Bilateral Relationships

Austria-Hungary supported Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912.

• Albania has an embassy in Vienna.
• Austria has an embassy in Tirana.

• Argentina has an embassy in Vienna.
• Austria has an embassy in Buenos Aires and 3 honorary consulates (in Córdoba, Posadas, and San Carlos de Bariloche).
• Argentina Ministry of Foreign Relations: list of bilateral treaties with Austria (in Spanish only)
• Austrian embassy in Buenos Aires (in German and Spanish)
• Austrian Trade Office in Buenos Aires (in Spanish)

• Australia has an embassy in Vienna.
• Austria has an embassy in Canberra, and 7 honorary consulates (in Ascot, Cairns, Carlton, Cavan, Mount Nelson, Perth, Sydney).
• Almost 50,000 persons of Austrian heritage live in Australia today, including 17,930 Austria-born persons (2006 census).
• Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade about the relation with Austria

• Austria recognized Belarus in December 1991.
• Austria is represented in Belarus through its embassy in Moscow (Russia).
• Since March 1993, Belarus has an embassy in Vienna and an honorary consulate in Bregenz.
• Austria Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties (in German only)

• Austria has an embassy in Brussels and 6 honorary consulates (in Antwerp, Eupen, Ghent, Liège, Namur and Ostend).
• Belgium has an embassy in Vienna and 4 honorary consulates (in Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Salzburg).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• List of bilateral treaties between both countries: Austria Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in German only)
• In 1790 there existed a confederation named United States of Belgium, which had about the same extent as contemporary Belgium. This confederation revolted against the Habsburg (Austrian) Emperor.

• Both countries fought together during World War I.
• Austria has an embassy in Sofia.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Vienna and an honorary consulate in Salzburg.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• In April 2005, the President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov paid a state visit to Austria.
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Bulgaria (in German only)

• Permanent embassies were exchanged in 1958.
• Austria has an embassy in Ottawa and seven honorary consulates (in Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Regina, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg).
• Canada has an embassy in Vienna.
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Canada (in German only)
• Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade about relations with Austria

• Austria has an embassy in Santiago de Chile and 3 honorary consulates (in Arica, Valdivia and Valparaíso).
• Chile has an embassy in Vienna and 3 honorary consulates (in Linz, Klagenfurt and Salzburg).
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Chile (in German only)

• Austrian honorary consulates already existed in Bogota and Barranquilla since about 1870.
• Austria has an embassy in Bogota and 5 honorary consulates (in Barranquilla, Cali, Cartagena, Medellin and San Andrés).
• Colombia has an embassy in Vienna.
• Austria Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties (in German only)

• Austria has an embassy in Zagreb and 4 honorary consulates (in Dubrovnik, Pula, Rijeka and Split).
• Croatia has an embassy in Vienna and 2 honorary consulates (in Graz and Innsbruck).
• Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Croatia (in German only)
• Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration: list of bilateral treaties with Austria

• Austria has an embassy in Nicosia and 2 honorary consulates.
• Cyprus has an embassy in Vienna.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• Austria was one of the first countries that participated in the United Nations Peace-Keeping Force in Cyprus
• Austria actively supports Republic of Cyprus over the Turkish occupation of the island.
• Austria Ministry of Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties between both countries (in German only)
• Cyprus Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties with Austria

Austria has an embassy in Prague and two honorary consulates (in Brno and České Budějovice). The Czech Republic has an embassy in Vienna and five honorary consulates (in Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz, and Salzburg). Both countries are full members of the European Union. They share 362 km of common border, which can be crossed anywhere without border control due to the Schengen Agreement.

• Austria has an embassy in Copenhagen and 3 honorary consulates (in Aabenraa, Aarhus and Odense).
• Denmark has an embassy in Vienna and 4 honorary consulates (in Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Salzburg).
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and of the European Union.
• Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Denmark (in German only)

• Austria has an embassy in Cairo and an honorary consulate in Alexandria.
• Egypt has an embassy in Vienna.
• In 2006, President Mubarak of Egypt visited Austria and met with Austrian President Heinz Fischer.
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Egypt (in German only)

• After the Soviet occupation, Austria re-recognised Estonia on August 28, 1991. Both countries re-established diplomatic relations on January 8, 1992.
• Austria has an embassy in Tallinn.
• Estonia has an embassy in Vienna and an honorary consulate in Salzburg.
• Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Estonia (in German only)
• Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Austria

• Austria recognised Finland on January 13, 1918.
• Austria has an embassy in Helsinki and 6 honorary consulates (in Kajaani, Ristiina, Oulu, Tampere, Turku and Vaasa).
• Finland has an embassy in Vienna and 8 honorary consulates (in Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Tyrol, and Vorarlberg).
• Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Finland (in German only)
• Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Austria

• Both countries have diplomatic relations since the Middle Ages.
• Austria has an embassy in Paris, a general consulate in Strassburg and 7 honorary consulates (in Ajaccio, Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Papeete and Toulouse).
• France has an embassy in Vienna and 6 honorary consulates (in Bregenz, Groß Sankt Florian, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz and Salzburg).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with France (in German only)
• French Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Austria

Georgia opened its Embassy in Vienna in 1996.

• Austria is represented in Georgia through a non resident ambassador based in Vienna, and through an honorary consulate in Tbilissi.
• Georgia has an embassy in Vienna and an honorary consulate in Graz.
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Georgia (in German only)
• Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Austria

Due to German being the common language of these two neighboring European countries relations between them are close.

• Both countries have a long common history since the ruling dynasty of Austria, the Habsburgs, inherited the Hungarian throne in the 16th century. Both were part of the now-defunct Austro-Hungarian Monarchy from 1867 to 1918.
• Austria has an embassy in Budapest.
• Hungary has an embassy in Vienna.
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Hungary (in German only)

• Austria is represented in Iceland through its embassy in Copenhagen and an honorary consulate in Reykjavík.
• Iceland has an embassy in Vienna and 2 honorary consulates (in Salzburg and Vienna).
• Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Iceland (in German only)

• Austria has an embassy in Tehran.
• Iran has an embassy in Vienna.

• Austria has an embassy in Dublin.
• Ireland has an embassy in Vienna.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• In 1986, the President of Ireland Patrick Hillery paid a state visit to Austria.
• In July 2006, the President of Ireland Mary McAleese paid a state visit to Austria.
• Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Ireland (in German only)

• Austria recognized Israel on March 5, 1949.
• Austria has an embassy in Tel Aviv and 3 honorary consulates (in Eilat, Haifa and Jerusalem).
• Israel has an embassy in Vienna.
• Both countries are full members of the Union for the Mediterranean.
• Austria Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Israel (in German only)

See also History of the Jews in Austria.

• Austria has an embassy in Rome, a general consulate in Milan and 10 honorary consulates (in Bari, Bologna, Florence, Genoa, Naples, Palermo, Trieste, Turin, Venice and Verona).
• Italy has an embassy in Vienna, a consulate in Innsbruck, and 4 honorary consulates (in Graz, Klagenfurt, Linz and Salzburg).
• Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Italy (in German only)

• Austria has an embassy in Tokyo and 4 honorary consulates (in Hiroshima, Nagoya, Osaka and Sapporo).
• Japan has an embassy in Vienna and an honorary consulate in Salzburg.
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Japan (in German only)
• Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry about the relation with Austria

• Austria recognized Kosovo on 28 February 2008.
• Austria has an embassy in Pristina since 20 March 2008.
• Kosovo has an embassy in Vienna since February 2009.

• Austria has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Riga.
• Latvia has an embassy in Vienna and 3 honorary consulate (in Graz, Linz and Salzburg).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Latvia (in German only)
• Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Austria

• Austria has an embassy in Vilnius.
• Lithuania has an embassy in Vienna.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Austria (in Lithuanian only)

• Austria has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur
• Malaysia has an embassy in Vienna.

• Austria has an embassy in Ta' Xbiex.
• Malta has an embassy in Vienna and 4 honorary consulates (in Innsbruck, Linz, Salzburg and Vienna).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• Austria Ministry of Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties between both countries (in German only)

During the French intervention in Mexico between 1864 and 1867, with French backing Maximilian I of Mexico, member of Austria's Imperial Habsburg-Lorraine family was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico.

As of 2005, Mexico was Austria's second most important trade partner in Latin America. The same year, the President of Austria Heinz Fischer visited Mexico and Brazil, the first ever state visit of an Austrian President to countries in Latin America.

• Austria is represented in Moldova through its embassy in Bucharest (Romania) and through an honorary consulate in Chişinău.
• Moldova has an embassy in Vienna and an honorary consulate in Innsbruck.
• Austria announced to later open a resident embassy in Chişinău.

• Austria recognized Montenegro on June 12, 2006.
• Austria has an embassy in Podgorica and an honorary consulate in Budva.
• Montenegro has an embassy in Vienna.
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Montenegro (in German only)

• Austria has an embassy in The Hague and 2 honorary consulates (in Amsterdam and Rotterdam).
• The Netherlands have an embassy in Vienna and 6 honorary consulates (in Bludenz, Innsbruck, Graz, Klagenfurt, Salzburg and Linz).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• List of bilateral treaties between both countries: Austria Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in German only)
• Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Austria (in Dutch only)

Relations between the two countries are generally friendly. The diplomatic ties between Pakistan and Austria were established in 1956 when Pakistan formally recognized Austria.

• Pakistan maintains an embassy in Vienna and a consulate in Innsbruck
• Austria also has an embassy in Islamabad and consulates in Lahore and Karachi

• Austria has an embassy in Beijing and 3 general consulates (in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Shanghai).
• China has an embassy in Vienna.
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with China (in German only)
• Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Austria

• Austria has an embassy in Warsaw, a consulate-general in Kraków and 3 honorary consulates (in Wrocław, Gdańsk, and Łódź).
• Poland has an embassy in Vienna and 4 honorary consulates (in Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt and Salzburg).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Poland (in German only)

• In 1918, Romania obtained the Suceava County, Transylvania and Partium from the former Austro-Hungarian Empire now dissolved.
• Austria has an embassy in Bucharest and an honorary consulate in Timişoara.
• Romania has an embassy in Vienna and 3 honorary consulates (in Eisenstadt, Linz and Salzburg).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Romania (in German only)
• Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Austria

• See Embassy of Austria in Moscow
• See Embassy of Russia in Vienna
• See Russians in Austria

• Both countries had diplomatic contact since July 7, 1880, with the opening of an Austrian consulate in Jeddah (then under Ottoman occupation).
• Austria has an embassy in Riyadh
• Saudi Arabia has an embassy in Vienna.

Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1874.

• Austria has an embassy in Belgrade.
• Serbia has an embassy in Vienna and a general consulate in Salzburg.

• Austria has an embassy in Bratislava.
• Slovakia has an embassy in Vienna and 3 honorary consulates (in Innsbruck, Linz and Salzburg).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• Both countries share 91 km of common borders.
• There are around 25,000 people of Slovak descent living in Austria.

• Austria has an embassy in Seoul and an honorary consulate in Busan.
• South Korea has an embassy in Vienna and 4 honorary consulates (in Graz, Klagenfurt, Linz and Salzburg).
• In April 2007, the President of Austria Heinz Fischer paid a state visit to South Korea. It was the first ever state visit of an Austrian President to the republic.
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with South Korea (in German only)
• South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade about relations with Austria

• Ukraine has many territory (sometime passing by Poland or Czechoslovakia before 1939) that were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: Lviv Oblast, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ternopil Oblast, most of the Chernivtsi Oblast and the Zakarpattia Oblast.
• 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).
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with Ukraine (in German only)

• Austria has an embassy in London and 4 honorary consulates (in Birmingham, Edinburgh, Grand Cayman and Hamilton).
• The United Kingdom has an embassy in Vienna and 4 honorary consulates (in Graz, Innsbruck, Lauterach and Salzburg).
• Austrian Foreign Ministry: list of bilateral treaties with the United Kingdom (in German only)
• British Foreign and Commonwealth Office about relations with Austria

• The U.S. Embassy in Austria is located in Vienna.
• Since June 2009, the U.S. Ambassador-designate to Austria is William Eacho, III.
• The Austrian Embassy in the U.S. is located in Washington, D.C..