Hungary–Serbia relations
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Hungarian-Serbian are foreign relations between Hungary
and Serbia
. Both countries established diplomatic relations on November 21, 1882. Hungary has an embassy in Belgrade
and a general consulate in Subotica
. Serbia has an embassy in Budapest
and an honorary consulate in Szeged
.
Both countries share 151 km of common border. There are around 290,000 people of Hungarian descent
living in Serbia and around 7,000 people of Serbian descent
living in Hungary.
Hungary has praised Serbia's treatment of minorities, commending the cultural autonomy and use of minority languages in Serbia.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. Both countries established diplomatic relations on November 21, 1882. Hungary has an embassy in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
and a general consulate in Subotica
Subotica
Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
. Serbia has an embassy in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
and an honorary consulate in Szeged
Szeged
' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
.
Both countries share 151 km of common border. There are around 290,000 people of Hungarian descent
Hungarian diaspora
Hungarian diaspora is a term that encompasses the total ethnic Hungarian population located outside of current-day Hungary.There are two main groups of the diaspora...
living in Serbia and around 7,000 people of Serbian descent
Serbian diaspora
There are currently more than 3.5 million Serbs in diaspora throughout the world...
living in Hungary.
Hungary has praised Serbia's treatment of minorities, commending the cultural autonomy and use of minority languages in Serbia.
See also
- Foreign relations of HungaryForeign relations of HungaryExcept for the short-lived neutrality declared by the anti-Soviet leader Imre Nagy in November 1956, Hungary's foreign policy generally followed the Soviet lead from 1947 to 1989. During the Communist period, Hungary maintained treaties of friendship, cooperation, and mutual assistance with the...
- Foreign relations of SerbiaForeign relations of SerbiaForeign relations of Serbia are accomplished by efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Serbia has inherited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with all of its holdings, after the dissolution of the previous state union with Montenegro...
- Hungarians in VojvodinaHungarians in VojvodinaHungarians are the second largest ethnic group in the Vojvodina province in northern Serbia. According to the 2002 census, there are 290,207 ethnic Hungarians in Vojvodina who compose 14.28% of the provincial population. The number of ethnic Hungarians in the whole of Serbia is 293,299, and their...
- Serbs in HungarySerbs in HungaryThe Serbs in Hungary are recognized as an ethnic minority, numbering 7,350 people or 0.1% of the total population . The number of Serbs in Hungary has drastically diminished; in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries large Serbian communities existed throughout Hungary, notably in Buda , Baja,...