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SinceSlovenia declared independence in 1991, itsGovernments have underscored their commitment to improving cooperation with neighbouring countries and actively contributing to international efforts aimed at bringing stability toSoutheast Europe. Resource limitations have nevertheless been a problem hindering the efficiency of the Slovenian diplomacy. In the 1990s, foreign relations, especially with Italy, Austria andCroatia, triggered internal political controversies. In the last eight years, however, a wide consensus has been reached among the vast majority of Slovenian political parties to jointly work in the improvement of the country's diplomatic infrastructure and to avoid politicizing the foreign relations by turning them into an issue of internal political debates.

Slovenia's bilateral relations with its neighbors are generally good and cooperative. However, a few unresolved disputes with Croatia remain. They are related mostly to the succession of theformer Yugoslavia, including demarcation of their common border. In addition, unlike the other successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia did not normalize relations with the "Federal Republic of Yugoslavia" (Serbia andMontenegro) until after the passing from power ofSlobodan Milošević; although the Slovenes did open a representative office inPodgorica to work with Montenegrin PresidentMilo Đukanović's government.
Succession issues, particularly concerning liabilities and assets of the former Yugoslavia, remain a key factor in Slovenia's relations in the region. On the whole, no conflicts mar relations with neighbors, which are on a sound footing. Numerous cooperative projects are either underway or envisioned, and bilateral and multilateral partnerships are deepening. Differences, many of which stem from Yugoslavia's time, have been handled responsibly and are being resolved.
List of countries which Slovenia maintains diplomatic relations with:[1]
| # | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September 1991 | |
| 2 | 22 November 1991 | |
| 3 | 11 December 1991 | |
| 4 | 15 January 1992 | |
| 5 | 15 January 1992 | |
| 6 | 16 January 1992 | |
| 7 | 17 January 1992 | |
| 8 | 17 January 1992 | |
| 9 | 20 January 1992 | |
| 10 | 24 January 1992 | |
| 11 | 28 January 1992 | |
| 12 | 29 January 1992 | |
| 13 | 31 January 1992 | |
| 14 | 31 January 1992 | |
| 15 | 3 February 1992 | |
| 16 | 5 February 1992 | |
| 17 | 5 February 1992 | |
| 18 | 6 February 1992 | |
| — | 8 February 1992 | |
| 19 | 17 February 1992 | |
| 20 | 18 February 1992 | |
| 21 | 24 February 1992 | |
| 22 | 25 February 1992 | |
| 23 | 5 March 1992 | |
| 24 | 9 March 1992 | |
| 25 | 10 March 1992 | |
| 26 | 10 March 1992 | |
| 27 | 11 March 1992 | |
| 28 | 17 March 1992[2] | |
| 29 | 18 March 1992 | |
| 30 | 20 March 1992 | |
| 31 | 25 March 1992 | |
| 32 | 10 April 1992 | |
| 33 | 13 April 1992 | |
| 34 | 14 April 1992 | |
| 35 | 15 April 1992 | |
| 36 | 23 April 1992 | |
| 37 | 28 April 1992 | |
| 38 | 30 April 1992 | |
| 39 | 4 May 1992 | |
| 40 | 11 May 1992 | |
| 41 | 12 May 1992 | |
| 42 | 18 May 1992 | |
| 43 | 25 May 1992 | |
| 44 | 29 May 1992 | |
| 45 | 29 June 1992 | |
| 46 | 10 July 1992 | |
| — | 15 July 1992 | |
| 47 | 21 July 1992 | |
| 48 | 23 July 1992 | |
| 49 | 11 August 1992 | |
| 50 | 17 August 1992 | |
| 51 | 18 August 1992 | |
| 52 | 26 August 1992 | |
| 53 | 28 August 1992 | |
| 54 | 7 September 1992 | |
| 55 | 8 September 1992 | |
| 56 | 9 September 1992 | |
| 57 | 9 September 1992 | |
| 58 | 22 September 1992 | |
| 59 | 12 October 1992 | |
| 60 | 12 October 1992 | |
| 61 | 12 October 1992 | |
| 62 | 15 October 1992 | |
| 63 | 19 October 1992[3] | |
| 64 | 20 October 1992 | |
| 65 | 21 October 1992 | |
| 66 | 30 October 1992 | |
| 67 | 6 November 1992 | |
| 68 | 16 November 1992 | |
| 69 | 18 November 1992 | |
| 70 | 19 November 1992 | |
| 71 | 3 December 1992 | |
| 72 | 10 December 1992 | |
| 73 | 15 December 1992 | |
| 74 | 19 December 1992 | |
| 75 | 21 December 1992 | |
| 76 | 28 December 1992 | |
| 77 | 1 January 1993 | |
| 78 | 7 January 1993 | |
| 79 | 18 January 1993 | |
| 80 | 3 February 1993 | |
| 81 | 15 February 1993 | |
| 82 | 18 February 1993 | |
| 83 | 30 March 1993 | |
| 84 | 26 April 1993 | |
| 85 | 20 May 1993 | |
| 86 | 4 June 1993 | |
| 87 | 15 June 1993 | |
| 88 | 9 July 1993 | |
| 89 | 29 July 1993 | |
| 90 | 22 October 1993 | |
| 91 | 27 October 1993 | |
| 92 | 11 November 1993 | |
| 93 | 11 November 1993 | |
| 94 | 25 November 1993 | |
| 95 | 19 January 1994 | |
| 96 | 25 January 1994 | |
| 97 | 24 March 1994 | |
| 98 | 12 May 1994 | |
| 99 | 7 June 1994 | |
| 100 | 12 July 1994 | |
| 101 | 19 July 1994 | |
| 102 | 5 October 1994 | |
| 103 | 16 January 1995 | |
| 104 | 15 February 1995 | |
| 105 | 28 March 1995 | |
| 106 | 10 May 1995 | |
| 107 | 7 June 1995 | |
| 108 | 13 July 1995 | |
| 109 | 12 October 1995 | |
| 110 | 19 October 1995 | |
| 111 | 7 December 1995 | |
| 112 | 13 December 1995 | |
| 113 | 25 January 1996 | |
| 114 | 20 February 1996 | |
| 115 | 28 February 1996 | |
| 116 | 4 March 1996 | |
| 117 | 20 March 1996 | |
| 118 | 25 March 1996 | |
| 119 | 28 March 1996 | |
| 120 | 4 April 1996 | |
| 121 | 4 June 1996 | |
| 122 | 16 July 1996 | |
| 123 | 23 July 1996 | |
| 124 | 25 July 1996 | |
| 125 | 29 November 1996 | |
| 126 | 11 December 1996 | |
| 127 | 11 December 1996 | |
| 128 | 19 December 1996 | |
| 129 | 18 April 1997 | |
| 130 | 28 April 1997 | |
| 131 | 9 May 1997 | |
| 132 | 19 May 1997 | |
| 133 | 30 May 1997 | |
| 134 | 24 July 1997 | |
| 135 | 22 August 1997 | |
| 136 | 25 August 1997 | |
| 137 | 10 November 1997 | |
| 138 | 25 November 1997 | |
| 139 | 2 December 1997 | |
| 140 | 31 July 1998 | |
| 141 | 29 September 1998 | |
| 142 | 30 March 1999 | |
| 143 | 9 December 2000 | |
| 144 | 4 April 2002 | |
| 145 | 11 March 2003 | |
| 146 | 3 April 2003 | |
| 147 | 20 January 2004 | |
| 148 | 10 September 2004 | |
| 149 | 20 September 2004 | |
| 150 | 3 November 2004 | |
| 151 | 1 December 2004 | |
| 152 | 29 April 2005 | |
| 153 | 20 July 2005 | |
| 154 | 25 August 2005 | |
| 155 | 29 August 2005 | |
| 156 | 21 June 2006 | |
| 157 | 22 June 2006 | |
| 158 | 31 August 2006 | |
| 159 | 5 October 2006 | |
| 160 | 28 November 2006 | |
| 161 | 8 December 2006 | |
| 162 | 14 December 2006 | |
| 163 | 18 December 2006 | |
| 164 | 19 April 2007 | |
| 165 | 19 April 2007 | |
| 166 | 27 July 2007 | |
| 167 | 19 September 2007 | |
| 168 | 18 December 2007 | |
| — | 7 April 2008 | |
| 169 | 5 June 2009 | |
| 170 | 12 June 2009 | |
| 171 | 9 February 2010 | |
| 172 | 26 May 2010 | |
| 173 | 18 November 2010 | |
| 174 | 18 February 2011 | |
| 175 | 25 February 2011 | |
| 176 | 11 March 2011 | |
| 177 | 24 March 2011 | |
| 178 | 25 April 2011[3] | |
| 179 | 4 May 2011 | |
| 180 | 10 May 2011 | |
| 181 | 21 July 2011 | |
| 182 | 23 September 2011 | |
| 183 | 13 September 2012 | |
| 184 | 3 April 2014 | |
| 185 | 10 April 2014 | |
| 186 | 17 June 2015 | |
| 187 | 22 July 2016 | |
| 188 | 13 February 2017 | |
| 189 | 8 June 2021 | |
| — | 5 June 2024 | |
| 190 | 1 August 2025 | |
| Organization | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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| See2004 enlargement of the European Union Slovenia joined theEuropean Union as a full member on 1 May 2004. | ||
Slovenia joinedNATO as a full member on 29 March 2004. |
| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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| SeeAlgeria–Slovenia relations | ||
| SeeEgypt–Slovenia relations Since September 2007, Egypt has an embassy inLjubljana. Slovenia has an embassy inCairo (opened in 1993). Both countries are members of theUnion for the Mediterranean. | ||
Guinea-Bissau is represented in Slovenia by an honorary consulate in Ljubljana.[4][5] | ||
| SeeLibya–Slovenia relations | ||
| 30 October 1992 |
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| SeeSlovenia–Tunisia relations |
| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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| 14 April 1992 | SeeArgentina–Slovenia relations
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| 21 December 1992 | ||
| SeeCanada–Slovenia relations | ||
| July 2004 | ||
Dominica is represented in Slovenia through its embassy in London.[9] | ||
| 25 November 1993 | ||
| 22 May 1992 | SeeMexico–Slovenia relations
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| 7 April 1992 | SeeSlovenia–United States relations
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| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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| 27 June 1994 |
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| 20 February 1996[15] |
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| 1992[16] | SeeChina–Slovenia relations
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| 13 January 1993 | SeeGeorgia–Slovenia relations
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| 11 May 1992[18] | ||
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| 28 April 1992 | SeeIsrael-Slovenia relations
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SeeJapan–Slovenia relations
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| 1992[citation needed] | ||
| 3 February 1993 |
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| 1992-04-15 | SeeSlovenia–South Korea relations The establishment of diplomatic relations between Republika Slovenija and the Republic of Korea began on 15 April 1992.
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| SeeSlovenia–Turkey relations | ||
| 7 June 1994 |
| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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| SeeAlbania–Slovenia relations | ||
| SeeAustria–Slovenia relations Relations between Austria and Slovenia are close. Austria was, next to Germany and theHoly See, the most firm supporter of Slovenia's independence. It firmly endorsed Slovenia's path into the European Union. Economic cooperation between the two countries is very important and has been expanding since the early 1990s. Regional cooperation, especially with the states ofCarinthia andStyria, is well developed: as a concrete manifestation of the excellent state of regional relations, Slovenia, Austria, and Italy entered a joint bid to organize the 2006 and 2010Winter Olympic Games.
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SeeBelgium–Slovenia relations
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| SeeBosnia and Herzegovina–Slovenia relations | ||
SeeBulgaria–Slovenia relations
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| SeeCroatia–Slovenia relations Before 1991, both countries were part ofYugoslavia. On June 26, 1991, a mutual recognitial agreement was signed by both countries. Diplomatic relations between both countries were established on February 6, 1992. Croatia has an embassy in Ljubljana and two honorary consulates inMaribor andKoper. Slovenia has an embassy inZagreb and an honorary consulate inSplit. Both countries shares 670 km of common border.
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SeeCyprus–Slovenia relations
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SeeCzech Republic–Slovenia relations
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SeeDenmark–Slovenia relations
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SeeFinland–Slovenia relations
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SeeFrance–Slovenia relations
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SeeGermany–Slovenia relations
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SeeGreece–Slovenia relations
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| SeeHungary–Slovenia relations Relations with Hungary are excellent. Unlike with some of Hungary's other neighbors, minority issues have not been a problem in Hungarian-Slovene relations. TheHungarian minority in Slovenia is granted a policy ofpositive discrimination under the Slovene constitution, and the legal status ofHungarian Slovenes is good.Within the Multilateral Cooperation Initiative between Slovenia, Italy, Hungary, and Croatia, cooperation exists in numerous fields, including military (Multinational Land Force peacekeeping brigade), transportation, combating money laundering and organized crime, non-proliferation, border crossings, and environmental issues.
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| 1991 |
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| SeeItaly–Slovenia relations The bilateral relations between Italy and Slovenia have improved dramatically since 1994 and are now at a very good level. In the early 1990s, the issue regarding property restitution to theIstrian exiles was hindering the development of a good relationship between the two countries. By 1996, however, the issue had been set aside, with Italy renouncing any revision of theTreaty of Osimo, allowing a significant improvement in relations. Italy was a firm supporter of SloveneEU andNATO membership, helping Slovenia technically and legislatively master its bid for membership in European and transatlantic institutions. In 2001, theItalian Parliament finally approved the legislation resolving the last open issues regarding theSlovenian minority in Italy. The legislation, welcomed by both the representatives of the Slovenian minority inFriuli-Venezia Giulia and the Slovenian government, started to be implemented in 2007, removing the last pending issue between the two countries. Since then, Italo-Slovene relations can be characterized as excellent. Although there do not appear to be any scheduled flights between the two countries and the train service, which used to be frequent, has been limited to one train a day in each direction (a night service fromBudapest toVenice and back) until December 2011, when it was discontinued, thus leaving no railway connection between the two countries.[31][32]
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| SeeKosovo–Slovenia relations Slovenia has a record of supporting the U.S. position on Kosovo, both in regular public statements by top officials and on theSecurity Council. Prior and during theKosovo War of 1999, Slovenian top government officials called repeatedly forSlobodan Milošević's compliance with NATO demands. Slovenia granted NATO use of its airspace and offered further logistical support. It also has pledged personnel to support NATO humanitarian operations in the region. Slovenia helped Macedonia deal with the refugee crisis by providing 880 million sit (US$4.9 million) of humanitarian aid, in addition to granting a concession for imported agricultural products. The Slovene Government allocated 45 million SIT (US$250,000) to helpAlbania,Montenegro, and the Republic of Macedonia, one-third of which went to the latter. Slovenia took in over 4,100Kosovar refugees during the crisis. Sloveniarecognized Kosovo on 5 March 2008.[33] Slovenia has an embassy inPristina since 15 May 2008.[34] Kosovo has an embassy in Ljubljana. | ||
| SeeLatvia–Slovenia relations | ||
| SeeMoldova–Slovenia relations Moldova recognized the Republic of Slovenia at an unknown date. Diplomatic relations were established on October 27, 1993. Both countries are represented in each other through their embassies inBudapest (Hungary). | ||
| 21 June 2006 | SeeMontenegro–Slovenia relations | |
| 25 June 1991 | SeeNetherlands–Slovenia relations | |
| SeeNorth Macedonia–Slovenia relations The two countries have very close political and economic relations. Once part ofSFR Yugoslavia, the two republics declared independence in 1991 (Slovenia in June, Macedonia in September) and recognised each other's independence on 12 February 1992.[39] Diplomatic relations between both countries were established on 17 March 1992.[40] Slovenia supports North Macedonia's sovereignty, territorial integrity, its Euro-integration and visa liberalisation.[39][41] A significant number of Slovenian investments ended up in North Macedonia. In 2007, about 70 million euros were invested.[42] In January 2009, the Macedonian prime ministerNikola Gruevski announced, that he expects more Slovenian investments ininfrastructure and energy projects.[42] Over 70 Slovenian companies are present on the Macedonian market.[39] | ||
| 10 April 1992 |
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SeePortugal–Slovenia relations
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| 28 August 1992 | SeeRomania–Slovenia relations
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| 25 May 1992 | SeeRussia–Slovenia relations
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| 9 December 2000 | SeeSerbia–Slovenia relations | |
| SeeSlovakia–Slovenia relations | ||
SeeSlovenia–Spain relations
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SeeSlovenia–Sweden relations
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| 1992 | ||
| 10 March 1992 | SeeSlovenia–Ukraine relations
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| 15 January 1992 | SeeSlovenia–United Kingdom relations Slovenia establisheddiplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 15 January 1992.
Both countries share common membership of theCouncil of Europe,European Court of Human Rights, theInternational Criminal Court,NATO,OECD,OSCE, and theWorld Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Convention,[58] and an Investment Agreement.[59] |