Argentina-Croatia relations are the historical and bilateral relations between the

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and the

Republic of Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mont ...

, the importance of which centers on the history of Croatian migration to Argentina. There is approximately a community of 250,000 Argentines of Croatian descent.La Inmigración Croata en la Argentina (in Spanish)
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History

In 1864, Argentina and the

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(which Croatia was part of at the time) established diplomatic relations.Una calle argentina en Viena (in Spanish)
/ref> In 1918 after

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, the Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved and Croatia soon became part of

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. After

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, approximately 35,000 Croatians immigrated to Argentina. In June 1991, Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia. During the

Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence) and (rarely) "War in Krajina" ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Рат у Крајини, Rat u Krajini) are used. was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croats, Croat forces loyal to the Governmen ...

, the Argentine government of President

Carlos Menem Carlos Saúl Menem (2 July 1930 – 14 February 2021) served as the 50th president of Argentina for ten years, from 1989 to 1999. He identified as Peronism, Peronist, serving as President of the Justicialist Party for 13 years (from 1990 to 200 ...

smuggled arms to Croatia despite the United Nations embargo imposed on Croatia (and all territories of Yugoslavia). Argentine weapons for Croatia were sent in seven shipments between 1991 and 1995. Approximately 400 Argentines (primarily of Croatian descent) fought for Croatia in the country's war for independence. Argentina also contributed soldiers to the

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.La Politica Exterior Argentina 1994/1997 (in Spanish)
/ref> In January 1993, Argentine President Carlos Menem paid a visit to Croatia to visit the Argentine troops stationed in the country. After its independence, Argentina recognized and established diplomatic relations with Croatia on 13 April 1992, becoming the first American nation to recognize Croatia.Bilateral Agreements between Croatia and Argentina (in Croatian)
/ref> Soon after the establishment of diplomatic relations, Croatia opened a resident embassy in

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.Argentina-Croacia, una relación que viene de lejos (in Spanish)
/ref> In 1994, Croatian President

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paid a visit to Argentina, becoming the first Croatian head-of-state to visit the South American nation.Presidente croata visita a su par argentino (in Spanish)
/ref> In May 2003, Argentine President Néstor Kirchner Ostoić (of Croatian descent) was elected

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. In April 2010, the second meeting of the Croatia-Argentina interparliamentary friendship group was held in the

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in Zagreb and attended by Argentine Secretary of Foreign Relations Victorio Taccetti. In October 2017, Croatian Deputy Foreign Minister

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paid a visit to Argentina to attend the 2nd Political Consultations Meeting between both nations. In March 2018, Croatian President

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paid a visit to Argentina and met with President

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. While in Argentina President Grabar-Kitarović also traveled to

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and

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to meet with members of the Croatian-Argentine community.

High-level visits

High-level visits from Argentina to Croatia * President

(1993) * Secretary of Foreign Relations Victorio Taccetti (2010) High-level visits from Croatia to Argentina * President

(1994) * President

(2018) * Deputy Foreign Minister

(2017, 2018)

Bilateral agreements

Both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on the Promotion and Mutual Protection of Investments (1994); Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (1994); Visa Waiver Agreement (1994); Agreement of Cooperation in the Field of Animal Health (2000); Agreement in Educational Cooperation (2007); Agreement in Economic Cooperation (2014); Agreement of Cooperation in the Fields of Science and Technology (2014); Memorandum of Understanding in the field of diplomatic training between the diplomatic academies of both nations (2018); and an Agreement in Cultural Cooperation (2018).

Resident diplomatic missions

* Argentina is accredited to Croatia from its embassy in

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. * Croatia has an embassy in

.Embassy of Croatia in Buenos Aires
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References

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Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

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History

High-level visits

Bilateral agreements

Resident diplomatic missions

See also

References