Bilateral Relations
Hungary
General information
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and Hungary were established on 26 February 1992.
On 31 August 2012, upon the decision of the National Security Council of the Republic of Armenia decided to suspend the diplomatic relations between Armenia and Hungary.
On the 1st of December 2022 Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary held a meeting on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Łódź, during which an agreement was reached to restore full diplomatic relations.
On 15 May 2023 Anna Mária Sikó, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to Armenia (residence in Tbilisi), presented her credentials to President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan.
On 13 June 2023 Ashot Smbatyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Hungary (residence in Tbilisi), presented his credentials to President of Hungary Katalin Novák.
Visits
Hungary
|
2024 |
Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
|
2024 |
President Vahagn Khachaturyan |
|
2009 |
Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
|
2009 |
President Serzh Sargsyan |
|
2007 |
Vardan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
|
1992 |
Raffi Hovhannissian, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Armenia
|
2024 |
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
|
2023 |
Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
|
2011 |
Laslo Yover, President of the Parliament |
|
2008 |
Kinga Göncz, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Official visit) |
Legal framework
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungaryon Cooperation within the framework of the “Stipendium Hungaricum” Scholarship Program for 2023-2025 (signed on October 27, 2023)
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture аnd Sports of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Culture and Innovation of Hungary on cooperation in the field of culture, higher education, vocational education and training and innovation, science and technology (signed on February 6, 2024)
- Agreement between the Government of Republic of Armenia and the Government of Hungary on Economic cooperation (signed on May 6, 2024)
- Cooperation Programme between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary for the years 2024-2025 (signed on May 6, 2024)
- Memorandum on Twin Cities between the community of Sevan (Republic of Armenia) and the city of Balatonalmadi (Hungary) - (signed on 2025 February 26)
- Memorandum of Understanding between Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and Ministry of Internal Affairs of Hungary (signed on 2025 April 25)
Trade turnover between Armenia and Hungary
/thousand US dollars/
|
|
export |
import (according to the country of origin) |
|
2022 |
447.7 |
25276.4 |
|
2023 |
1168.3 |
30343.3 |
|
2024 |
1064.5 |
34896.4 |
|
2025 |
12.4 |
6783.7 |
Updated on 28.04.2025