Bilateral Relations

General information

Armenian-Czech intergovernmental cooperation dates back to 1992, when the diplomatic relations between Armenia and Czechoslovakia were established. Later, after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Armenia established diplomatic relations with the Czech Republic.

The Armenian-Czech Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation was established in 2014. There were three sessions of the Commission since that – the first one in 2014 in Yerevan, the second one in 2016 in Prague, and the third one in 2017 in Yerevan and the fourth one in 2018 in Prague.

On 21 February 2019 Ashot Hovakimian, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Czech Republic handed over his credentials to President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman.

On January 24, 2023 Petr Piruncik, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic, presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia, Vahagn Khachaturyan.

Visits

To the Czech Republic

2022	Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs
2018	Ara Babloyan Chairman of the RA National Assembly
2016	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs (within the framework of Eastern Partnership and Visegrad Group
2015	Hovik Abrahamyan, Prime Minister
2015	Seiran Ohanyan, Minister of Defense
2014	Serzh Sargsyan, President (State visit and within the Eastern Partnership framework)
2012	Hovik Abrahamyan, Chairman of the RA National Assembly
2011	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
2010	Tigran Sargsyan, Prime-Minister
2009	Serzh Sargsyan, President
2009	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

To Armenia

2022	Jakub Kulhanek, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
2017	Milan Štĕch, President of the Czech Parliament Senate
2016	Miloš Zeman, President (State visit)
2015	Lubomir Zaoralek, Minister of Foreign Affairs
2014	2013 First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Karel Schwarzenberg
2010	Martin Barták, Deputy Prime-Minister, Minister of Defence
2010	Jan Fischer, Prime Minister
2008	Přemysl Sobotka, President of the Senate
2008	Karel Schwarzenberg, First Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs
2008	Přemysl Sobotka, President of the Senate

Legal framework

Agreements

Note between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Federal Republic of Czechoslovakia and the Republic of Armenia on the establishment of Diplomatic Relations. March 30, 1992
Between the Republic of Armenia and the Czech Republic for Avoidance of Double Taxation on Income and Capital. July 6, 2008
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Czech Republic on Cooperation in the Fields of Culture, Education, Science, Youth and Sports. December 10, 2010
Between the Ministries of Defence of the Republic of Armenia and the Czech Republic on Cooperation in the Field of Defence. March 26, 2010
Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Czech Republic. May 17, 2010
Between the Republic of Armenia and the Czech Republic on Readmission of Persons Staying without Authorization. May 17, 2010
Between the Manufacturers Association of Armenia and the Union of industry of Czech Republic /2011, Yerevan/
Between the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Health of Czech Republic on Cooperation in the Fields of Health and Medical Science. 30 January 2014, Prague
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of Czech Republic on Cooperation in the Fields of Economy and Industry. 30 January 2014, Prague
Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of Czech Republic on Cooperation in Criminal Matters. 30 January 2014, Prague

Protocols

Between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic on Cooperation. March 1, 1996
Implementation Protocol between the Ministry of Territorial Administration of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic Implementing the Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the Czech Republic on Readmission of Persons Staying without Authorization. May 17, 2010

Memoranda

Between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Czech Republic on cooperation in the Field of European Integration. July 6, 2008
Memorandum of Cooperation between the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Armenia and the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Czech Republic. May 18, 2009
Memorandum of understanding between the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic. Signed in 2015 in Yerevan
Memorandum of understanding between the Tavush Province of the Republic of Armenia and the Hradec Kraloe Province of the Czech Republic. Signed in 2015 in Prague

Trade and Economic cooperation

Turnover between Armenia and Czech Republic (thousand US dollars)

	Import	Export
2019թ.	3689.5	23834.6
2020թ.	2730.8	22118.5
2021թ.	2485.9	18545.0
2022թ.	1918.1	36557.8

Main imported goods:

Confectionery, beer, food, medicines and medical equipment, plastic goods, paper, clothing.

Main exported goods:

Molybdenum concentrate, ferromolybdenum, ceramics, wooden items, handmade carpets, diamond raw material, furniture parts.

Updated on 17.03.2023

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