Bilateral Relations

General information

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the United Kingdom were established on 20 January 1992.

November 2023 – Launch of the Armenia-United Kingdom strategic dialogue.

On July 16, 2021 Varuzhan Nersesyan was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. On March 8, 2022 Varuzhan Nersesyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the United Kingdom presented his credentials to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

On December 15, 2020 Mr. John Patrick Gallagher has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia. On April 1, 2021, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of Armenia John Gallagher presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkissian

Visits

To United Kingdom

November 2023	Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs
June 2023	Alen Simonyan, Speaker of the Parliament
May 2023	Vahagn Khachaturyan, President
September 2022	Vahagn Khachaturyan, President
November 2021	Armen Sarkissian, President
October 2019	Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs
July 2019	Armen Sarkissian, President
October 2015	Serzh Sargsyan, President
September 2015	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
May 2013	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
July 2012	Serzh Sargsyan, President
July 2011	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
March 2011	Hovik Abrahamyan, Speaker of the Parliament
February 2010	Serzh Sargsyan, President
October 2008	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
February 2007	Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
January 2006	Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
April 2004	Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
January 2002	Armen Khachatryan, Chairman of the National Assembly
March 2001	Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
March 1999	Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
November 1996	Babken Ararqtsyan, Speaker of the Parliament
1995	Levon Ter-Petrosyan, President
1994	Levon Ter-Petrosyan, President
1993	Hrant Bagratyan, Prime Minister

To Armenia

November 2023	Leo Docherty, Minister for Europe
May 2023	Leo Docherty, Minister for Europe
February 2021	Wendy Morton, Parliamentary Undersecretary, Minister for European Neighborhood and Americas
September 2017	Alan Duncan, State Minister for Europe and the Americas
November 2014	David Lidington, State Minister for Europe
September 2012	David Lidington, State Minister for Europe
October 2006	Geoff Hoon, State Minister for Europe
October 2000	John Kerr, Permanent Undersecretary of the British Foreign Office
1996	Malcolm Rifkind, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
1993	Douglas Hogg, Minister of State
1992	Douglas Hogg, Minister of State

Legal framework

Exchange of Notes on Establishment of Diplomatic Relations

Agreements

Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning British Technical Assistance

Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the Establishment and Activities of Cultural Centers

Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Concerning Air Services

Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Cooperation in the Fields of Education, Science and Culture

Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Promotion and Protection of Investments

Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital

Memoranda

Between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Cooperation in the Field of Defense

Between the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia, the Civil Service Council of the Republic of Armenia and the British Council on cooperation in the framework of EU Skills program

Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Freedom of Travel

Declarations

Joint Declaration of the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Economic Cooperation

Trade turnover between Armenia and the United Kingdom /thousand US dollars/

	export	import (according to the country of origin)
2019	4503.5	75164.9
2020	5449.4	29493.0
2021	7645.7	34272.8
2022	12855.2	79652.0
2023	5819.7	107185.5

Updated on 27.11.2024

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