Slovakia–Ukraine relations

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Slovakia–Ukraine relations
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Former Presidents Victor Yanukovych of Ukraine and Ivan Gašparovič of Slovakia in 2011
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Slovakia–Ukraine relations are the foreign relations between Slovakia and Ukraine. Both countries established diplomatic relations on January 1, 1993. Slovakia has an embassy in Kyiv, a general consulate in Uzhhorod, and two honorary consulates (in Donetsk and Uzhhorod). Ukraine has an embassy in Bratislava and a general consulate in Prešov.

The countries share 97 km of common border. There are between 40,000 and 100,000 people of Ukrainian descent living in Slovakia.[citation needed] Slovakia is a European Union member and Ukraine is a European Union candidate. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.

History

During the Interwar era the Ukrainian oblast Zakarpattia was part of Czechoslovakia, before being ceded to Hungary.[1] In 1993, during an official visit to Ukraine, the first president of independent Slovakia Michal Kováč signed an agreement on establishing constructive relations between the two countries. Multiple visits have subsequently been made from Slovakia to Ukraine from 2000 to present. In March 2022, the Slovak embassy in Kyiv temporarily suspended its work due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The embassy resumed its work on April 12, 2022.[2]

In April 2023, Slovakia banned the import of grain from Ukraine, following similar decisions made by Poland and Hungary.[3]

Ukraine's Uzhhorod Airport is located near the Slovak-Ukraine border, requiring the potential use of Slovak airspace by planes landing or taking off at the airport.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Serhy Yekelchyk (2007). Ukraine: birth of a modern nation. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 128–130. ISBN 978-0-19-530546-3.
  2. ^ https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/slovakiya-gotovitsya-vozobnovit-rabotu-posolstva-1649765055.html
  3. ^ Henley, Jon; correspondent, Europe (2023-04-17). "Slovakia joins Poland and Hungary in halting Ukraine grain imports". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  4. ^ https://www.airlive.net/uzhhorod-is-now-the-most-sensitive-airport-in-ukraine-as-it-literally-touches-slovakia-a-nato-country/amp/

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