Bilateral Relations
Georgia
General Information
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and Georgia were established on 17 July 1992.
The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Tbilisi was inaugurated in July 1993. The Consulate General of the RA in Batumi was established in April 2008. Ashot Smbatyan has been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Georgia since September 2022. The Georgian Embassy in Yerevan has been operating since May 1995. On 28 February 2023, the Ambassador of Georgia to the Republic of Armenia Georgi Sharvashidze presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturian.
The Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Security, signed in October 2001, provides the legal basis for the bilateral relations.
The further development of special and neighborly relations with Georgia is included in the RA Government Programme 2021-2026.
An interparliamentary friendship group has been established between the Republic of Armenia and Georgia.
A significant role is played by the intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation between the two countries, the 13th meeting of which was held on 26 January 2024 in Tbilisi under the chairmanship of the Prime Ministers of the Republic of Armenia and Georgia. During the meeting, the heads of governments of the two countries signed a “Joint Declaration on the Establishment of a Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Armenia and Georgia”, which marks a significant step forward in the development of Armenian-Georgian relations.
Meetings and contacts between high-ranking officials and heads of sectoral departments of Armenia and Georgia, as well as political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries are held on a regular basis.
Visits
to Georgia
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September 2024 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of the RA |
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September 2024 |
Suren Papikyan, Minister of Defense of Armenia |
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July 2024 |
Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RA |
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January 2024 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of the RA |
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November 2023 |
Araik Harutyunyan, Head of the Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia |
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October 2023 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of the RA |
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July 2023 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of the RA |
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November 2022 |
Alen Simonyan, President of the National Assembly of the RA |
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July 2022 |
Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RA |
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May 2022 |
Suren Papikyan, Minister of Defense of Armenia |
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May 2022 |
Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of the Security Council of RA |
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May 2022 |
Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of the RA |
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March 2022 |
Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RA |
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December 2021 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of the RA |
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September 2021 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of the RA |
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April 2021 |
Armen Sarkissian, President of the RA |
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January 2021 |
Ara Ayvazyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RA |
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March 2020 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of the RA |
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July 2019 |
Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the RA |
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January 2019 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of the RA |
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December 2018 |
Armen Sarkissian, President of the RA |
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May 2018 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of the RA |
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May 2018 |
Armen Sarkissian, President of the RA |
to Armenia
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July 2024 |
Irakli Chikovani, Minsiter of Defence of Georgia |
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March 2024 |
Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia |
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December 2023 |
Shalva Papuashvili, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia |
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November 2023 |
Juansher Burchuladze, Minsiter of Defence of Georgia |
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January 2023 |
Irakli Gharibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia |
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June 2022 |
Irakli Gharibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia |
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April 2022 |
Shalva Darchiashvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia |
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April 2022 |
Shalva Papuashvili, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia |
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February 2022 |
Vakhtang Gomelauri, Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Chief of the State Security Service of Georgia |
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October 2021 |
Irakli Gharibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia |
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May 2021 |
Irakli Gharibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia |
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October 2019 |
Giorgi Gakharia, Prime Minister of Georgia |
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March 2019 |
Mamuka Bakhtadze, Prime Minister of Georgia |
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March 2019 |
Salome Zourabichvili, President of Georgia |
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September 2018 |
Mamuka Bakhtadze, Prime Minister of Georgia |
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March 2018 |
Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia |
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Legal area
The Republic of Armenia and Georgia have signed nearly 120 international treaties, agreements, memoranda and protocols, which encompass almost all aspect of bilateral relations.
Trade and Economic cooperation
There are a number of documents that create favourable conditions for trade, avoidance of double taxation, automobile and air connections, legal assistance, investment promotion and development of economic relations, as well as agreements that create favourable conditions for development of various spheres of trade-economic relations.
Turnover between Armenia and Georgia (thous. US dollars)
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trade turnover |
export |
import (countries of origin) |
import (country of consignment) |
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2023 |
262,367.1 |
139702.6 |
122664.5 |
943853.6 |
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2022 |
301 031.8 |
156 246.1 |
144 785.7 |
723 162.5 |
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2021 |
190 339.7 |
68309.2 |
122030.5 |
354297.5 |
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2020 |
130 431.7 |
57450.0 |
72981.7 |
322269.5 |
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2019 |
148 993.0 |
69265.4 |
79727.6 |
485358.9 |
The main products imported from Georgia to Armenia are:
agricultural goods, mineral water, chemical products, pharmaceuticals.
The main types of products exported from Armenia to Georgia are:
equipment for mining industry, horticulture and aviculture (poultry products) goods, agricultural goods, products of food industry.
Updated on 27.11.2024