General information

The diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Belarus were established on June 12, 1993.

The embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Minsk was opened in 1993.

The embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Yerevan was opened in 2001.

In December 2020 Alexander Konyuk has been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Armenia.

In September 2021 Razmik Khumaryan has been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Belarus.

Visits to Belarus

Visits to Armenia

On November 24, 2023, Minister of Foreign of Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergey Aleynik had a phone conversation.

On October 8, 2021 Consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Belarus were held in Minsk, at the level of deputy foreign ministers.

Legal framework

Relations between Armenia and Belarus are regulated by 32 interstates and intergovernmental, as well as 21 interdepartmental agreements, including the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Armenia and Belarus, signed on May 26, 2001.

In total, more than 90 bilateral documents have been signed between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Belarus.

• Agreement between the Government of the Belarusian soviet socialist republic and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on economic, scientific-technical, and cultural cooperation – signed on August 24, 1990
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on the principles of trade and economic cooperation – signed on December 30, 1991
• Protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Belarus – signed on June 13, 1993
• Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Belarus on cooperation in the field of physical culture and sports – signed on October 26, 1993
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on trade and economic cooperation – signed on December 24, 1993
• Agreement between the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia and the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus on the organization of settlements in 1994 – signed on December 24,1993
• Protocol on the coordination of volumes (quotas) of reciprocal supplies of important types of goods between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Belarus in 1994 – signed on March 23, 1994
• Agreement between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation – signed on February 14, 1994
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on non-commercial transfers – signed on May 26,1995
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on air communication – signed on December 6,1995
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on international road transport - signed on September 20, 1997
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on military and military-technical cooperation - signed on May 20, 1999
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on free trade - signed on January 18, 2000 - ratified by the National Assembly on November 4, 2002
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation in the field of standardization, metrology, certification and accreditation - signed on January 18, 2000
• Protocol on the first session of the joint commission on trade and economic cooperation between Armenia and Belarus – signed on January 18, 2000
• Agreement on cooperation and interaction between the Ministry of National Security of the Republic of Armenia and the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus – signed on May 24, 2000
• Agreement on cooperation between the archive department of the government of the Republic of Armenia and the State Committee for Archives and Records Management of the Republic of Belarus – signed on July 5, 2000
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation and mutual assistance in ensuring compliance with tax legislation – signed on July 19, 2000
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation in the field of certification of highly qualified scientific and academic personnel – signed on July 19, 2000
• Agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus on Economic and scientific-technical cooperation in the agro-industrial complex – signed on July 19, 2000
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on temporary employment and social protection of citizens working outside their states – signed on July 19, 2000
• Agreement between the Ministry of Finance and Economy of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation – signed on July 19, 2000
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on the elimination of double taxation on income and property and the prevention of tax evasion – signed on July 19, 2000
• Agreement between the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia and the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation in the supervision of the activities of credit institutions – signed on December 31, 2000
• Agreement between the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia and the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation – signed on July 19, 2000
• Agreement between the National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Statistics and Analysis of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation – signed on September 20, 2000
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on the principles of indirect tax collection during the export and import of goods (works) – signed on October 31, 2000
• Protocol on the procedure for mutual assistance between the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia and the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus – signed on October 31, 2000
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation in the field of tourism – signed on October 31, 2000
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on scientific and technical cooperation – signed on October 31, 2000
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation in the field of press and information – signed on October 31, 2000
• Protocol on the second session of the joint intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation between Armenia and Belarus – signed on October 31, 2000
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia, the Central Bank of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus, the National Bank of Belarus on the settlement of debt obligations and claims for the Years 1991-1994 – signed on May 26, 2001
• Agreement between the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation in the field of education – signed on May 26, 2001
• Treaty of friendship and cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Belarus - signed on May 26, 2001 – ratified by the National Assembly on February 20, 2002
• Agreement between the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation – signed on May 26, 2001
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments – signed on May 26, 2001
• Protocol on the third session of the joint intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation between Armenia and Belarus – signed on April 27, 2001
• Agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation – signed on March 14, 2002
• Protocol on the exchange of instruments of ratification of the treaty of friendship and cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Belarus – signed on March 24, 2002
• Agreement between the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia and the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus on the technical procedure for the service of the debt of the Republic of Belarus in favor of the Republic of Armenia – signed on April 2, 2002
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on visa-free visits of citizens of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Belarus - signed on June 6, 2002 – ratified by the National Assembly on December 1, 2003
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on mutual supplies of arms and military equipment - signed on June 6, 2002 – ratified by the National Assembly on September 24, 2003
• Protocol on exemptions from the free trade regime attached to the agreement on free trade between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus dated January 18, 2000 – signed on June 6, 2002
• Agreement on trade-economic, scientific-technical and cultural cooperation between the Yerevan Municipality of the Republic of Armenia and the Minsk City Executive Committee of the Republic of Belarus – signed on June 6, 2002
• Protocol on the fourth session of the intergovernmental commission on trade-economic cooperation between Armenia and Belarus – signed on October 29, 2002
• Agreement on cooperation between the information and marketing center of the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development of the Republic of Armenia and the National Center for marketing and price studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus – signed on October 29, 2002
• Protocol on the fifth session of the joint intergovernmental commission on trade-economic cooperation between Armenia and Belarus – signed on October 6-7, 2003
• Agreement on cultural cooperation between the Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus – signed on October 17, 2003
• Agreement on trade-economic, scientific-technical and cultural cooperation between the Syunik Regional Administration of the Republic of Armenia and the Minsk Regional Executive Committee of the Republic of Belarus – signed on October 21, 2004
• Protocol on the sixth session of the joint intergovernmental commission on trade-economic cooperation between Armenia and Belarus – signed on October 22, 2004
• Program on cultural cooperation between the Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus for 2005-2007 – signed in 2004
• Protocol on exclusions from the free trade regime between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus, annexed to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on free trade of January 18, 2000 – signed on May 3, 2005
• Agreement on cooperation in the field of medicine and healthcare between the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus – signed on May 3, 2005
• Agreement on cooperation between the Public Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Armenia and the National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus – signed on May 3, 2005
• Agreement on the organization of settlements between the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia and the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus – signed on August 20, 2005 and September 20, 2005
• Agreement on cooperation in the fields of geodesy, mapping, remote sensing of the earth and the creation and management of land cadaster between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus – signed in October 2006 (Yerevan)
• Agreement on cooperation in the field of physical culture and sports between the State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus – signed on October 23, 2006 (Yerevan)
• Protocol on the procedure for cooperation between the Customs State Committee of the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Customs State Committee of the Republic of Belarus for the reconciliation of mutual trade customs statistics – signed in October 2006 (Yerevan)
• Agreement on the mutual protection of classified information between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus – signed on October 23, 2006 (Yerevan)
• Protocol on amending the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on the temporary employment and social protection of citizens working outside their countries, dated July 19, 2000 – signed in October 2006 (Yerevan)
• Agreement on cooperation between the town of Kajaran, Syunik province of the Republic of Armenia and the town of Zhodino, Minsk region of the Republic of Belarus – signed in October 2006 (Yerevan)
• Memorandum based on the results of the negotiations between the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, S. S. Sidorsky and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, A. N. Margaryan, during the visit of the government delegation of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Armenia – signed on October 23, 2006 (Yerevan)
• Cultural cooperation program for 2008-2010 between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus – signed on May 20, 2008 (Yerevan)
• Agreement on cooperation in the field of prevention and elimination of emergency situations Between the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus – signed on May 18, 2011 (Minsk)
• Protocol on amendments and additions to the agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on air communication, signed on November 16, 1995 – signed on May 18, 2011 (Minsk)
• Cooperation program in the field of physical culture and sports for 2011-2012 between the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus – signed on May 18, 2011 (Minsk)
• Cultural cooperation program for 2011-2013 between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus – signed on May 19, 2011 (Yerevan)
• Protocol of consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus – signed on November 1, 2011 (Yerevan)
• Protocol of the first session of the Armenian-Belarusian intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation – signed on October 19, 2011 (Minsk)
• Regulations of the Armenian-Belarusian intergovernmental commission on Military-Technical Cooperation – signed on October 19, 2011 (Minsk)
• Memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation in the jewelry sector – signed on April 17, 2012 (Yerevan)
• Agreement between the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation in the field of judicial expertise – signed on September 20, 2012 (Minsk)
• Memorandum of understanding on the development of cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus – signed on May 13, 2013 (Yerevan)
• Cooperation program in the field of physical culture and sports between the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus for 2013-2014 – signed on May 13, 2013 (Yerevan)
• Agreement on cooperation in the protection of the rights of persons belonging to national minorities between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus – signed on May 13, 2013 (Yerevan)
• Agreement on cooperation and information exchange in the field of nuclear safety and radiation protection between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus – signed on May 13, 2013 (Yerevan)
• Agreement on cooperation in the field of agriculture between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus – signed on May 13, 2013 (Yerevan)
• Consultation program for 2014-2015 between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus – signed on April 21, 2014
• Protocol number one to the agreement on cooperation and interaction between the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia and the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus, dated May 24, 2000 – signed on June 6, 2014
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on mutual protection of classified information – signed on October 10, 2014
• Program of cooperation between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus for 2014-2017 – signed on October 17, 2014
• Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Belarus on the establishment, privileges and immunities of the representation of the Republic of Armenia in the statutory and other bodies of the Commonwealth of Independent States in the Republic of Belarus - signed on November 20, 2014
• Protocol on the termination of the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus dated October 31, 2000 between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on the principles of charging indirect taxes during export and import of goods (works) - signed in 2015 on September
• Agreement on cooperation in the field of peaceful use of atomic energy between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus - signed on February 19, 2016
• Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on Amendments and Supplements to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to income and property and the prevention of fiscal evasion of July 19, 2000 - signed on May 19, 2016
• Memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of environmental protection between the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus - signed on June 8, 2016
• Agreement between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation in the field of health resort treatment and rehabilitation of soldiers and their family members - signed on November 28, 2017
• Cooperation program between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus for 2019-2022 - signed on December 28, 2018 (Minsk) - valid until December 31, 2022
• Protocol on amendments to the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on visa-free mutual visits of citizens of the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Belarus - signed on October 8, 2021
• Agreement on readmission between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus - signed on October 8, 2021
• Agreement on cooperation between the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus – signed on May 23, 2022
• Agreement on cooperation in the field of forensic expertise between the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia and the State Committee for forensic expertise of the Republic of Belarus - signed on May 24, 2022
• Memorandum on expanding cooperation between the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of the Republic of Belarus – signed on November 2, 2023

Cultural sphere

On September 10, 2022 a solemn ground blessing ceremony of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Minsk took place.

Trade and economic relations

On September 30, 2022 the 16th Session of the Intergovernmental Armenian-Belarusian Commission on trade and economic cooperation was held in Yerevan.

Trade turnover volume between Armenia and Belarus from 2020 to 2024 /in million US Dollars/

Main imported goods

Field engine, cars, construction and agriculture engineering, spares, medication, matches, plastic articles, cases, wood structural materials, cloths, power engines, pumps, tubing, cable etc.

Main exported goods

Alcohol beverage, mineral water, chemical produces, medicine, electrotechnical equipment, transformer etc

Updated on 23.12.2024