Bilateral Relations
Egypt
General Information
The Republic of Armenia and the Arab Republic of Egypt established diplomatic relations on March 9, 1992.
Armenia opened an embassy in Cairo in September 1992, and since April 1993 the Egyptian embassy has been operating in Yerevan.
On July 26, 2021 Hrachya Poladyan was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
On December 6, 2022 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Armenia, Serenade Soliman Gamil presented her credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan.
Visits
To Egypt
|
March 2023 |
Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan |
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November 2022 |
President Vahagn Khachaturyan (COP27) |
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September 2020 |
Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan |
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January 2019 |
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan |
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March 2015 |
Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan |
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May 2012 |
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian |
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January 2010 |
President of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan |
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February 2009 |
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian |
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April 2007 |
President Robert Kocharyan |
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December 2005 |
Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan |
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January 2005 |
Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian |
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February 1999 |
Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian |
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May 1997 |
President of the National Assembly Babken Ararktsyan |
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March 1997 |
Foreign Minister Alexander Arzoumanyan |
|
January 1993 |
Acting Foreign Minister Arman Kirakosyan |
|
May 1992 |
President Levon Ter-Petrosyan |
|
March 1992 |
Foreign Minister Raffi Hovhannisian |
To Armenia
|
January 2023 |
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
|
January 1992 |
Deputy Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri |
Legal Framework
23 agreements, 12 protocols, 14 memoranda, 5 executive programs were signed between the Republic of Armenia and the Arab Republic of Egypt in various fields, such as trade, tourism, education, science, healthcare, culture, environment etc.
Intergovernmental Committee
The Armenian-Egyptian Intergovernmental Joint Committee for Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation has been operating since 1996. Up to date five sessions of the Committee have been held:
2017 September, Yerevan
2005 December, Cairo
2002 October, Yerevan
1997 May, Cairo
1996 June, Yerevan
Bilateral Trade Volume (in thousand USD)
|
|
export |
import (country of origin) |
import (country of consignment) |
|
2019 |
12.0 |
5841.9 |
2639.2 |
|
2020 |
11.3 |
4141.2 |
2962.0 |
|
2021 |
20.5 |
14123.0 |
6757.5 |
|
2022 |
130.5 |
24651.8 |
19913.6 |
|
2023 |
102.7 |
26753.6 |
22737.2 |
Updated on 13.02.2024