General Information

Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Kuwait were established on July, 1994 in Moscow with signing of appropriate Memorandum of understanding.

In 2010 Mr. Fadey Charchoghlyan  presented his credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the State of Kuwait. On May 2006 Mr. Majdi Ahmad al-Dafiri presented his credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Armenia.

By the RA President’s decree on June 2nd 2016 Manvel Badeyan was appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the State of Kuwait.

Since October 2016 Nawaf Abdul Aziz al-Anazi is the Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the Republic of Armenia.

By the RA President’s decree on September 25 2018 Sarmen Baxdasaryan was appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the State of Kuwait.

Visits

To Kuwait

February 2005 - President of the National Assembly Arthur Baghdassarian (off.)
November 2009 - President of RA Sezh Sargssian  (st.)

December 2010 - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan(off.)

To Armenia

June 2010 - Minister of Finance of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Mustafa Jassem Al-Shamali (off.)

October 2011 - Minister of Finance of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Mustafa Jassem Al-Shamali, first session of the Kuwaiti-Armenian Joint Intergovernmental Commission (off.)

March 2016 - Kuwait's justice, religious affairs minister's visit

February 2018 - Minister of Social Affairs and Labor of the State of Kuwait, Minister of Economy, Mrs. Hind Sabikh Al-Sabykh's visit

Signed documents

Agreements

• On interparliamentary cooperartion between the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia and the National Assembly of the State of Kuwait (February, 2005)
• On cooperation in the field of tourism between the Government of RA and the Government of SK (November, 2009)
• On cultural cooperation between the Government of RA and the Government of SK (November, 2009)
• On cooperation in the field of agriculture between the Government of RA and the Government of SK (November, 2009)
• On avoidance of double taxation between the Government of RA and the Government of SK (November, 2009)
• Agreement between the Government of the RA  and the Government of the SK on Cooperation in the Fields of Education and Science (November, 2009)  
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the State of Kuwait for the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (13 June 2010)
• Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the State of Kuwait on Economic and Technical Cooperation (December 9, 2010)
• Agreement On Air Communication between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the State of Kuwait                                                                       (October 05, 2011)

Memorandums

• Memorandums of understanding on establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the State of Kuwait (July, 1994)
• Memorandum of understanding on political consulations between the Ministry of Foreign Affaires of the Republic of Armenia and Ministry of Foreign Affaires of the State of Kuwait (January, 2003)

Protocols

• Protocol (Agreed Minutes) of the First Kuwaiti-Armenian Joint Intergovernmental Commission(October 05, 2011)

Trade and economic relations

Bilateral trade between Armenia and Kuwait (in thousand USD)

Major items of import
Plastic goods, candy, glass products

Updated 05.04.2019