Switzerland

Bilateral Relations

General Information

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Confederation were established on 5 January 1992.

On 30 January 2009 Charles Aznavour was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Switzerland (with residence in Geneva).

On 16 August 2013 Lukas Gasser, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Swiss Confederation to Armenia, presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan.

Visits

Switzerland

2018	Karen Karapetyan, Prime Minister
2016	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
March 2012	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
May 2011	Serzh Sargsyan, President
October 2010	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
July, September 2010	Hovik Abrahamyan, President of the National Assembly
October, November 2009	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
January 2009	Serzh Sargsyan, President
March 2007	Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
December 2003	Robert Kocharyan, President
December 2002	Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister
January 2000	Robert Kocharyan, President
January 1999	Robert Kocharyan, President
November 1998	Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
December 1995	Vahan Papazian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
December 1994	Vahan Papazian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
October 1992	Babken Ararkcyan, President of the National Assembly

Armenia

June 2014	Didier Burkhalter, President of the Swiss Confederation, Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Chairman-in- Office of the OSCE
March 2011	Micheline Calmy-Rey, President of the Swiss Confederation, Federal Councillor of Foreign Affairs
June 2008	Micheline Calmy-Rey, Federal Councillor of Foreign Affairs,
November 2007	Christine Egerszegi-Obrist, Speaker of the National Council
June 2006	Micheline Calmy-Rey, Federal Councillor of Foreign Affairs

Legal framework

Exchange of Notes between the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Confederation on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations

Agreements

Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Federal Council on Mutual Encouragement and Protection of Investments
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Federal Council on Trade and Economic Cooperation
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Federal Council on Readmission of Persons with Unauthorized Stay
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Federal Council on Technical, Financial and Humanitarian Cooperation
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Federal Council for Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and Capital
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Federal Council on Cooperation in Emergency Situations
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Federal Council on Regular Air Services
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Federal Council on Abolition of Visa Requirements for Holders of Diplomatic Passports
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Federal Council on the Performance of Remunerated Activities by Accompanying Persons of Members of Diplomatic Missions, Consular Posts and Permanent Missions to an International Organization of one State Officially Accredited to the Other or to an International Organization Established in the Other State
Between the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Confederation on visa facilitation
Memorandum of understanding between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Swiss Confederation

Turnover between Armenia and Switzerland (thousand US dollars)

	Export	Import (according to the country of origin)
2011	33680.5	78284.9
2012	71434.3	87002.0
2013	24686.2	172187.4
2014	13964.2	145786.1
2015	38953.2	51592.2
2016	74643.2	47364.6
2017	269370.2	97399.0

Updated on 01.08.2018

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