Slovenia–Ukraine relations

Slovenia–Ukraine relations are bilateral relations between Ukraine and Slovenia.

Slovenia recognized Ukraine's independence on 11 December 1991, and diplomatic relations were established three months later, on 10 March 1992. In 2004, in Ljubljana, Ukraine opened the Embassy of Ukraine in Slovenia, the Embassy of Slovenia in Ukraine was opened in April 2004 in Kyiv, before that its task was performed by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Budapest. ^[1] Slovakia also has a general consulate in Uzhhorod. Ukraine has a general consulate in Prešov.

Slovenia is a member of the NATO and European Union, which Ukraine applied for in 2022. Both countries are full members of Council of Europe. And Slovenia is with Montenegro is Sectoral dialogue partner countries of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation. The countries share 97 km of common border.

History

During the Interwar era the Ukrainian Oblast Zakarpattia was part of Czechoslovakia, before being ceded to Hungary.^[2]

After the collapse of the Soviet Union , Ukraine declared itself independent in August 1991. On January 1, 1993, Ukraine became one of the first countries in the world to recognize the state independence of the Slovak Republic. The continuation of diplomatic relations with Slovakia was agreed as the official date for the establishment of diplomatic relations June 9 applies, 1934.^[3] Diplomatic representative was before 1993 the ambassador in Prague.

In 2000, Slovakia set up a consulate general in Uzhhorod.^[3]

In 2014, Slovenia condemned the Russian annexation of Crimea in support of Ukraine, and after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Slovenia was put in Russia's "unfriendly countries" list, along with all EU members. Slovenian-Ukrainian relations improved, with embassies open in their respective capitals.