Brazil–Georgia relations are the international relations between Brazil and Georgia. Both nations are members of the United Nations.
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History
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In 1991, Brazil recognized Georgia's independence soon after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.[1] Diplomatic relations between both nations were established in April 1993. In July 2010, the Georgian embassy in Brasília was opened. Brazil opened a resident embassy in Tbilisi in June 2011.[1]
In 2008, during the Russo-Georgian War; Brazil remained neutral and asked for both sides to seek peace.[2] Brazil has not recognized the independence of Abkhazia nor South Ossetia and sees them as integral parts of Georgia.[3]
In August 2011, Georgian Foreign Minister, Grigol Vashadze, paid a visit to Brazil. In April 2012, Georgian Prime Minister, Nika Gilauri, paid an official visit to Brazil, the first by a Georgian head-of-government.[1] In 2017, Brazilian Foreign Minister, Aloysio Nunes, traveled to Tbilisi. This was the first trip by a Brazilian Foreign Minister to Georgia, and it was a visit to strengthen the economic-commercial relationship between the two countries, as well as to increase possibilities for cooperation in other areas, such as tax, customs, tourism and defense.[1]
High-level visits
editHigh-level visits from Brazil to Georgia
- Foreign Minister Aloysio Nunes (2017)
- Minister of Justice Torquato Jardim (2018)
High-level visits from Georgia to Brazil
- Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze (2011)
- Prime Minister Nika Gilauri (2012)
- Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze (2013)
- President Giorgi Margvelashvili (2016)
Bilateral agreements
editBoth nations have signed a few bilateral agreements such as a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Brazil and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia on Political Consultations (2011); Agreement on Visa exemptions for holders of diplomatic, official and service passports (2011); Memorandum of Understanding on Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation in Agro-Industry (2011) and a Memorandum on Economic Cooperation (2012).[4]
Resident diplomatic missions
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Embassy of Brazil in Tbilisi
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Georgia". Ministério das Relações Exteriores (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 March 2021 [Original version 28 November 2014].
- ^ Conflito na Ossétia do Sul (in Portuguese)
- ^ Südossetien sucht Kontakt zu Brasilien (in German)
- ^ Georgia-Brazil relations
- ^ Embassy of Brazil in Tbilisi
- ^ Embassy of Georgia in Brasília
