Bilateral Relations
United Arab Emirates
General information
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the United Arab Emirates were established on March 12, 1998.
The Armenian embassy in Abu Dhabi was founded in 2000.
The embassy of the UAE in Armenia was founded in 2015.
In 2018, the Republic of Armenia opened a Consulate General of RA in Dubai.
On October 7, 2022 Karen Grigoryan was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the UAE.
Visits
UAE
2022 May |
Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
2022 January |
Armen Sargsyan, President |
2021 October |
Armen Sargsyan, President |
2021 March |
Ara Ayvazyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
2020 November |
Armen Sargsyan, President |
2020 January |
Armen Sargsyan, President |
2019 November |
Armen Sargsyan, President |
2019 February |
Davit Tonoyan, Minister of Defense |
2019 January |
Armen Sargsyan, President |
2017 March |
Serzh Sargsyan, President |
2016 November |
Serzh Sargsyan, President |
2014 January |
Hovik Abrahamyan, Speaker of the National Assembly |
2014 January |
Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians |
2013 March |
Armen Gevorgyan, Deputy Prime Minister |
2012 November |
Edward Nalbandyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
2007 December |
Robert Kocharyan, President |
2007 October |
Vardan Oskanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
2005 September |
Vardan Oskanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
2002 April |
Robert Kocharyan, President |
2000 September |
Vardan Oskanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Armenia
2019 May |
Ahmad Ali al-Sayegh, Minister of State |
2017 July |
Abdallah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
2015 October |
Zaki Nuseiba, Advisor to the President |
2015 April |
Abdul Rahman Mohammad al-Uwaisi, Minister of Health |
2013 May |
Sayyed Hareb al-Amimi, Chairman of the Control Chamber |
2009 December |
Anvar Gargash, State Minister of Foreign Affairs |
2009 June |
Abdallah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
2005 September |
Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah |
Legal Base
Protocols
- A joint protocol on establishing diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the United Arab Emirates was signed on June 25, 1998.
- Armenia and UAE have signed 17 agreements and 8 MOUs in the fields of trade, economy, culture, science, health, finance, investments, environment, tourism, security etc.
Intergovernmental Commission
- Since 2019, the Armenian-Emirati Intergovernmental commission for Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation has been operating.
- The commission has so far held one session in October, 2019, Abu Dhabi
Armenia-UAE Trade Indicators
The key trade indicators between the Republic of Armenia and the UAE (million USD)
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Average value |
|
Exports |
57 |
96 |
74 |
76 |
Import |
51 |
20 |
37 |
36 |
Turnover |
108 |
116 |
111 |
112 |
Updated on 24.11.2022