Bilateral Relations
Cuba
General information
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Cuba have been established on March 27, 1992.
On 21 May, 2013 the newly appointed Ambassador of Cuba to the Republic of Armenia Emilio Losada Garcia (residence in Moscow) presented his credentials to President Serzh Sargsyan.
On 14 May, 2014 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the RA to Mexico Grigor Hovhannisyan was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of RA to Cuba.
On 18 June, 2014 newly appointed Ambassador presented his credentials to the Vice-President of State Council of Cuba Salvador Valdes Mesa.
On January 12, 2016, by decree of the President of the RA Grigor Hovhannisyan was released from his duties as Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Cuba.
On January 18, 2017, with the decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the United Mexican States Ara Ayvazyan was concurrently appointed as Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Cuba.
On March 17, 2017, Ambassador Ara Aivazian presented his credentials to the Vice President of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba Salvador Valdés Mesa.
Visits
To Cuba
| August 2002 | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Vartan Oskanian |
| January 2014 | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandian |
To Armenia
| March 1992 | First Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Hidalgo Basulto |
| October 2001 | Vice-Minister Angel Dalmau |
| March 2003 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Felipe Perez Roque |
| September 2011 | Juan Valdés Figueroa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of Armenia (Residence in Moscow) |
| April 2014 | Counselor on Scientific issues of the State Council of Cuba Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart |
Legal field
Agreements
- Agreement on Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba /1992 – 1994/ (signed on March 27, 1992)
- Agreement between the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Cuba in the Field of Healthcare and Medicine (signed on August 21, 2002)
- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Cuba on Trade and Economic Cooperation. (signed on March 26, 2003)
Trade and economic relations
Bilateral trade between Armenia and Cuba (in thousand US dollars)
| Export | Import (countries of origin) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | - | 52.6 |
| 2010 | - | 165.2 |
| 2011 | - | 66.1 |
| 2012 (First quarter) | - | 23.2 |
| 2013 (Third quarter) | - | 7.2 |
| 2016 | 90.2 | |
| 2017 | 99.8 |
Main imported goods
alcoholic beverages, tobacco
Updated 05.04.2019