Republic of Armenia and Russian Federation have close allied relations marked by frequent bilateral visits at the high and the highest levels.

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation were established on April 3, 1992.

Over 250 international treaties and agreements, including the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance of August 29, 1997, have been concluded between the two states at governmental, ministerial, and agency level.

The Declaration on the Allied Partnership between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation oriented towards the 21st century, signed on September 26, 2000, specifies the commitment to strengthen and expand the friendship between the peoples of the two countries through broad allied collaboration, intensive deepening of relations in all spheres, as well as ensuring persistent peace, stability and guaranteed security in the Caucasian region and worldwide.

As one of the Co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, Russia plays active role in the peaceful settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Inter-parliamentary cooperation, as well as relations at the level of speakers, are developing dynamically in the spirit of the Armenian-Russian allied partnership. Two sessions of the Inter-Parliamentary Commission between the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia and the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation are held in Armenia and Russia alternately every year. The recent session of the Commission took place in Yerevan on November 1-7, 2017 (the penultimate session was held in Khanty-Mansiysk on July 5-8, 2017).

Relations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs are maintained at the exclusive level typical to the allied strategic collaboration. Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two countries meet on a regular basis.

Planned consultations on the issues of mutual interest are held periodically between the Foreign Ministries.

Interaction is vibrant at the ministerial and regional levels.

More than 70 regions of Russia and all the Marzes of Armenia are involved in inter-regional cooperation, which is one of the essential features of the Armenian-Russian allied cooperation. The Armenian-Russian inter-regional forums have been held since 2011. The 7th Inter-Regional Forum took place in Yerevan on June 29, 2018.

The Armenian-Russian cooperation in military sphere is aimed at ensuring the security of the two states and stability in the South Caucasus. The 102nd Russian military base is deployed in the territory of Armenia. 

Based on the provisions of the Treaty between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation on the Status and Operating Conditions of the Border Troops of the Russian Federation on the territory of the Republic of Armenia of September 30, 1992, Border Control Department of the Russian Federal Security Service safeguards the state borders of Armenia with Iran and Turkey jointly with the Armenian border guards. The 13th session of the Intergovernmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation was held in Moscow on October 1-5, 2018 (the previous one took place in Yerevan on September 5-8, 2017).

The branch of the Moscow State University after M. Lomonosov has been functioning in Yerevan since 2015. About 3.5 thousand students study in the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University and seven branches of other Russian universities in Armenia.

On October 7, 2017, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II was present at the inauguration of the new Russian Orthodox Church in Yerevan.

Russia hosts the largest Armenian community. According to the 2010 census in Russia more than 1,182 million Armenians reside in Russia and some experts estimate that number to exceed 2,5 million. There are a number of active community organizations in Russia, the largest of which is the Union of Armenians of Russia.

Trade and Economic Relations

Russia is a key foreign trade partner of Armenia.

The Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation functions on a regular basis. The 19th session of the Commission was held in Moscow on April 4, 2019. (The previous, 18th session took place in Yerevan on February 20, 2019).

492,000 Russian tourists visited Armenia in 2018, 17% more than in 2017.

21,609 Russian citizens reside in Armenia as of December 31, 2017.

Russia is the major foreign investor in Armenian economy, with the capital investments made since 1991 amounted at almost 4 billion US dollars. The Russian main investments characterized by a diversified structure are directed into the sectors of energy, banking, mining, construction, communication and information technologies.

Trade Turnover between Armenia and Russia (thousand USD)

Visits to Russia

Visits to Armenia

Updated 01.07.2019