Bilateral Relations

Czech Republic

General information

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Czech Republic were established on 30 March, 1992.

On 19 January, 2008, Mr. Ivan Jestřáb was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Armenia (residence in Tbilisi).

On 11 August 2011, Mr. Tigran Seiranian, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Czech Republic has presented the Credentials to H.E. Mr. Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic

On 10 May 2012, Mr. Petr Mikyska was appointed Chargé d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Yerevan.

Visits

to Czech Republic

2009	Serzh Sargsyan, President
2009	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
2010	Tigran Sargsyan, Prime-Minister
2011	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

to Armenia

2008	Přemysl Sobotka, President of the Senate
2008	Karel Schwarzenberg, First Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs
2008	Přemysl Sobotka, President of the Senate
2010	Martin Barták, Deputy Prime-Minister, Minister of Defence
2010	Jan Fischer, Prime Minister

Legal framework

Agreements

Note between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Federal Republic of Czechoslovakia and the Republic of Armenia on the establishment of Diplomatic Relations. March 30, 1992
Between the Republic of Armenia and the Czech Republic for Avoidance of Double Taxation on Income and Capital. July 6, 2008
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Czech Republic on Cooperation in the Fields of Culture, Education, Science, Youth and Sports. December 10, 2010
Between the Ministries of Defence of the Republic of Armenia and the Czech Republic on Cooperation in the Field of Defence. March 26, 2010
Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Czech Republic. May 17, 2010
Between the Republic of Armenia and the Czech Republic on Readmission of Persons Staying without Authorization. May 17, 2010
Between the Manufacturers Association of Armenia and the Union of industry of Czech Republic /2011, Yerevan/.

Protocols

Between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic on Cooperation. March 1, 1996
Implementation Protocol between the Ministry of Territorial Administration of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic Implementing the Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the Czech Republic on Readmission of Persons Staying without Authorization. May 17, 2010

Memoranda

Between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Czech Republic on cooperation in the Field of European Integration. July 6, 2008
Memorandum of Cooperation between the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Armenia and the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Czech Republic. May 18, 2009

Trade and Economic cooperation

Turnover between Armenia and Czech Republic (thousand US dollars)

	Import	Export
2011	15690.0	15390.0
2012 /first half/	1139.5	63.5

Main imported goods

Confectionery, beer, food, medicines and medical equipment, plastic goods, paper, clothing.

Main exported goods

Molybdenum concentrate, ferromolybdenum, ceramics, wooden items, handmade carpets, diamond raw material, furniture parts.

Updated on november 2012.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia