In 1864, Argentina and the
Austro-Hungarian Empire (which Croatia was part of at the time) established diplomatic relations. In 1918 after
World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved and Croatia soon became part of
Yugoslavia. After
World War II, approximately 35,000 Croatians immigrated to Argentina. Approximately 400 Argentines (primarily of Croatian descent) fought for Croatia in the country's war for independence. Argentina also contributed soldiers to the
United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia. 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. Soon after the establishment of diplomatic relations, Croatia opened a resident embassy in
Buenos Aires. In 1994, Croatian President
Franjo Tuđman paid a visit to Argentina, becoming the first Croatian head-of-state to visit the South American nation. In May 2003, Argentine President
Néstor Kirchner Ostoić (of Croatian descent) was elected
President of Argentina. In April 2010, the second meeting of the Croatia-Argentina interparliamentary friendship group was held in the
Croatian Parliament in Zagreb and attended by Argentine Secretary of Foreign Relations
Victorio Taccetti. In October 2017, Croatian Deputy Foreign Minister
Zdravka Bušić paid a visit to Argentina to attend the 2nd Political Consultations Meeting between both nations. In March 2018, Croatian President
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović paid a visit to Argentina and met with President
Mauricio Macri. While in Argentina President Grabar-Kitarović also traveled to
Rosario and
San Miguel de Tucumán to meet with members of the Croatian-Argentine community. ==High-level visits==