Bilateral Relations
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
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June 1992 |
President Levon Ter-Petrossian |
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May 1994 |
Foreign Minister Vahan Papazian |
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May 2000 |
Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian |
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May 2002 |
President Robert Kocharian |
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May 2011 |
His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians |
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November 2013 |
President of the National Assambly Hovik Abrahamyan |
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July 2014 |
President Serzh Sargsyan |
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September 2016 |
Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly Eduard Sharmazanov |
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January 2020 |
Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonian |
To Armenia
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October 1997 |
Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Perez del Castillo |
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September 1998 |
President of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly Jaime Trobo |
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May 2012 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Luis Almagro Lemes |
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November 2013 |
Minister of Tourism and Sport Liliam Qechichian |
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November 2013 |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations Luis Porto |
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December 2014 |
Vice-President, President of Senate Danilo Astori |
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August 2019 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs Rodolfo Nin Novoa |
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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)
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Export |
Import (countries of origin) |
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2019 |
20.4 |
1.4 |
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2020 |
0.3 |
162.2
|
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2021 |
27.4 |
6.2 |
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2022 |
9.7 |
116.6 |
Main imported goods:
meat and meat products
Updated on 23.02.2023