General information

The Republic of Armenia attaches great importance to the strengthening of friendly and mutually beneficial ties and the establishment of а new partnership with the Republic of India.

Diplomatic relations between Armenia and India were established on August 31, 1992.

The Ambassador of Armenia to India is H.E. Mr. Vahagn Afyan.

On January 17, 2023 H.E. Ms. Nilakshi Saha Sinha has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to Armenia.

The Honorary Consul of Armenia in Chennai is Shivkumar Eashvaran (since 2011).

Visits

To India 

To Armenia 

Legal framework

Agreements

• Between the Governments of RA and RI on trade and economic cooperation, March 11, 1993
• Between the Governments of RA and RI on cooperation in the fields of science and technology, March 25, 1994
• Between the Governments of RA and RI on cooperation in the spheres of culture, arts, education, tourism, sports and mass-media, December 14, 1995
• Between the Governments of RA and RI on economic and technical cooperation, December 14, 1995
• Between RA and RI on friendship and cooperation, December 14, 1995
• On Air Services between the Governments of RA and RI, December 5, 2000
• Between the Department for Standardization, Metrology and Certification under the Government of RA and Bureau of Indian Standards on cooperation in the fields standardization, certification and accreditation, July 26, 2001
• Between the Governments of RA and RI on creation of Intergovernmental Commission for cooperation in spheres of trade, economy, science, technology, culture and art, July 26, 2001
• Between the Governments of RA and RI on encouragement and protection of investments, May 23, 2003
• Between the Governments of RA and RI on abolition of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports, October 31, 2003
• Between the Governments of RA and RI on avoidance of the double taxation and prevention of evasion from payment of taxes concerning taxes to incomes and property, October 31, 2003
• On cooperation between Public Television of RA and Doordarshan State Television of RI, November 11, 2010
• On the establishment of the Armenian-Indian Business Council, October 31,2011
• Between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of the Republic of India on cooperation in the field of agriculture, February 19, 2016

Protocols

• Between RA and RI on establishment of diplomatic relations, August 31, 1992
• Between RA and RI on establishment of consular relations, August 31, 1992
• Between RA and RI on consultations between MFA of RA and MEA of RI, March 11, 1993
• Amending the Convention between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of India for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, which was signed at New Delhi on 31st October 2003, January 27, 2016
• Between State Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Armenia and the Department of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of India on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, April 1, 2016

Memorandums of Understanding

• On Cooperation in Defense sphere between Ministry of Defense of RA and Ministry of Defense of RI, May 23, 2003
• On Cooperation in the field of services of information technology between the Ministry of Trade and Economic development of RA and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of RI, October 31, 2003
• On Cooperation between Parliaments of RA and RI, October 2005
• On cooperation between the friendly cities of Yerevan and New of Delhi,
  September 13, 2008
• Between Governments of RA and RI on the establishment of the Armenian-Indian information and telecommunication technologies educational centre, June 26, 2009
• Between the Governments of RA and RI on cooperation in science and technology sphere for the years 2012-2015, November 1, 2011
• Between the Governments of RA and RI for establishing Telemedicine Network in Armenia, June, 2014.
• Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of India on Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, April 25, 2017
• Between the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Republic of India on Cooperation of Youth Matters, April 25, 2017

Programs

• On Cultural cooperation between the Ministries of Culture of RA and RI for the years 2011-2012, November 11, 2010
• Between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of India on Cultural cooperation for the years 2017-2020, April 25, 2017

Trade and economic relations

Bilateral trade (in thousand US dollars)

Main imports:

Meat, tea, rice, precious stones, medicines, textile products, jewelry, industrial products, plastic & linoleum products, electronic devices.

Main exports:

Precious and semi-precious stones, cooper and copper products, aluminum and aluminum products, chemical industry products, non-ferrous metals, metallic scrub, raw rubber.

Updated 03.03.2023