Bilateral Relations

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General information

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

The Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation have close allied relations marked by frequent bilateral visits at the high and the highest levels. Armenian-Russian strategic cooperation covers all directions of the bilateral cooperation agenda, including military-political, economic, energy, transport, humanitarian and cultural fields.

The year 2022 was marked by a series of events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation, as well as the 25th anniversary of the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance of August 29, 1997.

On April 19, 2022 in Moscow during the meeting of Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of Russia Vladimir Putin, the leaders exchanged views on the situation in the South Caucasus. In the interest of ensuring the stability, security and economic development of the region, they highlighted the importance of the ongoing constructive work within the framework of the regular meetings of the leaders of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan and the consistent implementation of the agreements of November 9, 2021, January 11 and November 26 between the three leaders. They emphasised the decisive contribution of the Russian peacekeeping troops in ensuring the security of Nagorno-Karabakh, creating favourable and safe conditions for the life of the population. They stressed the imperative for the solution of urgent humanitarian issues and the settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh by political-diplomatic means. In that context, they underlined the importance of utilising the potential and experience of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairmanship in accordance with its international mandate.

The Armenian-Russian legal framework, the basis of which was the Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance of August 29, 1997, includes more than 200 agreements and treaties.

According to 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, the will to expand and strengthen the friendship between the peoples of the two countries through broad allied collaboration, intensive deepening of ties in all spheres, ensuring permanent peace, stability and guaranteed security in the Caucasus region and the whole world was reiterated.

Armenia and Russia closely cooperate in the formats of international organisations and integration structures, including the CIS, CSTO, EAEU.

Inter-parliamentary cooperation, as well as relations at the level of speakers, are developing dynamically. 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. Meetings and contacts between the Foreign Ministers of the two countries are held on a regular basis. Planned consultations on the issues of mutual interest are held periodically between the Foreign Ministries.

On January 11, 2021 within the framework of the joint statement of Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, the trilateral working group on the issue of unblocking all economic and transport routes in the region started working, the Co-Chairs of which are Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan from the Armenian side, and Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk from the Russian side.

Armenian-Russian cooperation in the 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. The military-technical cooperation between the two states continues to develop.

Within the framework of ensuring border security, the close cooperation in the implementation of 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 is ongoing.

Contacts at ministerial and regional levels are active. 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 Armenian-Russian cooperation. The Armenian-Russian inter-regional forums have been held since 2011. The 9th Inter-Regional Forum took place in Yerevan on October 14-16, 2022.

The branch of the Moscow State University after M. Lomonosov has been functioning in Yerevan since 2015. About 5.5 thousand students study in the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University and 6 branches of other Russian universities in Armenia. The Russian Science and Culture Center operates in Yerevan and has a branch in Gyumri.

Contacts in the field of scientific research are actively developing. About 300 agreements were signed between 170 universities and scientific centres.

In 2017, the 300th anniversary of the Russian and New Nakhichevan Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church was celebrated. In the same year, the solemn opening of the new Russian Orthodox Church took place in Yerevan.

Russia hosts the largest Armenian community. According to the 2010 census more than 1,182 million Armenians reside in Russia. Some experts estimate that nowadays the number exceeds 2,5 million. There are a number of community organisations in Russia, the largest of which is the Union of Armenians of Russia.

Visits

to Russia

March 20, 2023

Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan (working visit, Moscow)

October 31, 2022

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (working visit, Sochi)

December 26-27, 2022

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (working visit, informal summit of CIS countries)

October 10-12, 2022

Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan (official visit, Moscow)

October 7, 2022

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (Informal meeting of the  Council of Heads of States of the CIS , St. Petersburg)

September 6-9, 2022

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (working visit, Vladivostok)

September 5, 2022

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan (working visit, Moscow)

May 16, 2022

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (meeting of leaders of CSTO member states, Moscow)

April 19-20, 2022

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (official visit, Moscow)

April 8, 2022

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan (working visit, Moscow)

December 28, 2021

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (working visit, Moscow)

November 26, 2021

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (official visit, Sochi)

October 10, 2021

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (working visit, Moscow)

October 4-5, 2021

Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan (official visit, Moscow)

August 31, 2021

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan (working visit, Moscow)

May 17, 2021

Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan (official visit, Moscow)

April 7, 2021

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (working visit, Moscow)

February 17, 2021

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ara Ayvazyan (working visit, Moscow)

January 11, 2021

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (working visit, Moscow)

December 7, 2020

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ara Ayvazyan (working visit)

October 21, 2020

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan (working visit)

October 12-13,2020

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan (official visit)

October 20, 2019

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (St. Petersburg, meeting of the Eurasian Economic Council, informal meeting of Heads of States participating in the CIS)

October 25, 2019

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (Moscow, Session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council)

June 6, 2019

Prime Minister of Armenia  Nikol Pashinyan (St. Petersburg, International Economic Forum)

February 25-27, 2019

Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan

January 25, 2019

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (assuming the presidency in EAEU)

December 27, 2018

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan

December 6, 2018

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (St. Petersburg, session of the Eurasian Economic Council)

September 8, 2018

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan

July 27, 2018

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (St. Petersburg, meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council)

June 13-14, 2018

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (Moscow, meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council)

June 6-7, 2018

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan

June 4-5, 2018

Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Ara Babloyan

May 14, 2018

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan (Session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Sochi)

Visits

to Armenia

October 20-21, 2022

Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin (Session of the EAEU Intergovernmental Council)

September 19, 2022

Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexey Overchuk (9th Armenian-Russian Interregional Forum)

June 6, 2022

Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volody (working visit to the meeting of the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization)

June 9, 2022

Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov (working visit)

November 18-19, 2021

Prime Minister of Armenia Mikhail Mishustin (Session of the EAEU Intergovernmental Council)

May 5-6, 2021

Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov (working visit)

October 9, 2020

Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin (Session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council)

November 10-11, 2019

Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov (official visit)

October 1, 2019

President of Russia Vladimir Putin (working visit, meeting of the Eurasian Supreme Council)

April 29-30, 2019

Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev (Session of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council)

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 21st session of the Commission was held in Moscow on December 21-23, 2022.

Russia is the major foreign investor in the Armenian economy. The trade turnover between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation in 2022 has exceeded 5 billion US dollars.

The Russian main investments are directed into the sectors of energy, banking, mining, construction, communication and information technologies.

Trade Turnover between the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation (thousand USD)

 

Foreign trade turnover

Export

Import (by exporting country)

Import (by country of origin)

2019

2 213 082.8 (+14.9%)

734 538.4 (+10.3%)

1 636 125.3 (+17.1%)

1 478 544.4 (+17.4%)

2020

2 155 126.5 (-3.5%)

675 993.8 (-9%)

1 638 031.5 (-0.7%)

1 479 132.7 (-0.7%)

 2021

2 629 638.8 (+20.9%)

847 251.4 (+24.5%)

1 993 902.2 (20.5%)

1 782 387.4(+20.5%)

 

Updated on 05.04.2023

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