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Colombia–Hungary relations are the bilateral relations between Colombia and Hungary. Both nations are members of the OECD and the United Nations.
Initial relations between Colombia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire took place in 1870 when the empire opened an honorary consulates in Barranquilla and in Bogotá. [1] In 1918 after World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire disintegrated and Hungary became an independent nation.
In 1968, Hungary opened a consulate-general in Bogotá. Official diplomatic relations between Colombia and Hungary began on 28 March 1973. [2] In October 2017, the Hungarian embassy in Colombia was reopened with the presence of the Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó. [2]
In September 2016, the Hungarian Commercial Office was opened in Bogotá. [2] In March 2018, the Colombian embassy in Budapest was opened. In May 2018, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos paid an official visit to Hungary, becoming the first Colombian head-of-state to pay such a visit. [3] During his visit, President Santos met with Hungarian President János Áder and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
High-level visits from Colombia to Hungary
High-level visits from Hungary to Colombia
Both nations have signed a few bilateral agreements such as an Agreement for Technical, Scientific and Mutual Aid Cooperation (1970); Agreement on Cultural and Scientific Cooperation (2014); Agreement on Trade (2013); and an Agreement for Corporate Cooperation (2017). [2] [4]