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.

H.E. Mr. Vahagn Afyan is the Ambassador of Armenia to India is (presented his Credentials to the President of the Republic of India on November 28, 2023).

H.E. Ms. Nilakshi Saha Sinha is the Ambassador of India to Armenia (presented her Credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia on April 10, 2023)

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
• Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of India on co-operation and mutual assistance in customs matters, June 23, 2023.

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.
• Exchange of Instruments of Ratification of the Treaty between RA and RI on Friendship and Cooperation, October 07, 2005.
• Agreed minutes of the Fifth Session of Armenia-India Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological, Cultural and Educational cooperation, December 01, 2011.
• Agreed minutes of the Sixth Session of Armenia-India Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological, Cultural and Educational cooperation, September 26, 2013.
• 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.
• Agreed minutes of the Seventh Session of Armenia-India Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological, Cultural and Educational cooperation, April 01, 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.
• Agreed minutes of the Eighth Session of Armenia-India Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific and Technological, Cultural and Educational cooperation, July 04, 2022.

Memorandums of Understanding

• Memorandum of Understanding on Academic Cooperation, October 31, 2003.
• 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.
• Memorandum of Understanding between the Central Council for Research in Home Homeopathy an Autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Aush, Government of the Republic of India and Yerevan State Medical University –the Government of Armenia on the Establishment of an “Academic Chair” in Homeopathy, April 9, 2016.
• 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.

• Memorandum of Understanding between M Auto Electric Mobility PVT LTD India and Tavush Region of the Republic of Armenia, October 21, 2019.

• Between Bharatiya engineering, science and Technology Innovation University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India and Governor of Tavush of the Republic of Armenia, October 21, 2019.
• Between Enterprise Armenia and Invest India, June 28, 2021.
• Between the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the National Skill Development Corporation (Skill India), April 25, 2022.
  
• Between National Cinema Center of Armenia and the Indian Economic Trade Organisation on the development of cinema sector and substantive Armenian-Indian cooperation in this field, July 13, 2022.
• Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of India on providing grants for high impact community development projects by India, signed on July 4, 2022, effective since October 20, 2022.
• Between the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia and the «Vivekananda» International Research Foundation, November 29, 2022.
• Between «Saint Gregory the Illuminator» Medical Center of Armenia and «Apollo» Hospitals of India, April 26, 2023.
• Between Armenian National Center of Oncology named after V.A. Fanarjyan and «Apollo» Hospitals of India, April 26, 2023.
• Between «Saint Gregory the Illuminator» Medical Center of Armenia and the «Metro Group of Hospitals» of India, April 27, 2023.
• Between Armenian National Center of Oncology named after V.A. Fanarjyan and the «Metro Group of Hospitals» of India, April 27, 2023.
• Memorandum of Understanding between the Indian Economic Trade Organization and “Club Capital”, May 08, 2023.
• Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Republic of India on Cooperation in the Field of Sharing Successful Digital Solutions Implemented at Population Scale for Digital Transformation, signed on 12.06.2023

Programs

• Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of India on Cooperation in the Field of Science and Technology for 2003-2005, October 3, 2002.
• Exchange Programme between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of India on Cooperation in the Field of Education, October 03, 2002.
• Exchange Programme between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of India in the fields of Culture, Art, Publication Houses and Sports for 2003-2006, May 22, 2003.
  
• On Cultural cooperation between the Ministries of Culture of RA and RI for the years 2011-2012, November 11, 2010.
  
• Exchange Programme between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of India in the fields of Science and Technologies for 2012-2015, November 1, 2011.
  
• 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, copper and copper products, aluminum and aluminum products, chemical industry products, non-ferrous metals, metallic scrub, raw rubber.

Updated 12.02.2024