Bilateral Relations

Uruguay Uruguay

General information

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay were established on May 27, 1992.

In 1965, the Uruguayan parliament was the first to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide.

Since 1996, the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Argentina is jointly accredited in Uruguay.

Since February 1997, Uruguay established Honorary Consulate in Armenia.

In August 2019 was opened the Consulate General of Uruguay in Yerevan.

The Embassy of Uruguay in Yerevan was established in November 2021.

On November 25, 2022 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to the Republic of Armenia Eduardo Rosenbrock Bidart presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia.

Visits

To Uruguay

June 1992

President Levon Ter-Petrossian

May 1994

Foreign Minister Vahan Papazian

May 2000

Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian

May 2002

President Robert Kocharian

May 2011

His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians

November 2013

President of the National Assambly Hovik Abrahamyan

July 2014

President Serzh Sargsyan

September 2016

Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly Eduard Sharmazanov

January 2020

Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonian

To Armenia

October 1997

Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Perez del Castillo

September 1998

President of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly Jaime Trobo

May 2012

Minister of Foreign Affairs Luis Almagro Lemes

November 2013

Minister of Tourism and Sport Liliam Qechichian

November 2013

Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations Luis Porto

December 2014

Vice-President, President of Senate Danilo Astori

August 2019

Minister of Foreign Affairs Rodolfo Nin Novoa

August 2021

Minister of Foreign Affairs Francisco Carlos Bustillo Bonasso

Legal field

Agreements

  • Agreement on cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Oriental Repabluc of Uruguay (signed on 04.05.1994)
  • Agreement between the Governments of Armenia and Uruguay for the establishment of visa free regime with respect to diplomatic and service passports holders (signed on 21.10.1997)
  • Agreement between the Governments of Armenia and Uruguay on cooperation in the field of culture (signed on 23.05.2000)
  • Agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture of Armenia and the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay on cooperation in the field of agroindustry (signed on 06.05.2000)
  • Agreement between the Ministry of Health of Armenia and Ministry of Health of Uruguay on cooperation in the field of healthcare and medicine (signed on 06.05.2002)
  • Agreement between the Governments of Armenia and Uruguay on encouragement and mutual protection of investments (signed on 06.05.2002)
  • Agreement between the Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Uruguay on cooperation
  • Framework Agreement on cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (signed on 09.07.2014)
  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay on eliminating the visa requirement for regular passport holders (signed on 09.07.2014)
  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay on cooperation in the field of sport (signed on 09.07.2014)
  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay on economic cooperation (signed on 09.07.2014)

Protocols

  • Protocol between the Foreign Ministries of Armenia and Uruguay on creation of the permanent bilateral commission (signed on 23.05.2000)

Trade and economic relations

Bilateral trade turnover between Armenia and Uruguay (in thousand US dollars)

               

              Export

Import (countries of origin)

               2019

                 20.4   

                1.4

              2020

                 0.3

                162.2

 

              2021

                 27.4

                6.2

              2022

                 9.7

                116.6

Main imported goods:

meat and meat products

 

Updated on 23.02.2023

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