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.
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]
