Bilateral Relations
Georgia
General Information
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and Georgia were established on July 17, 1992. The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Tbilisi has been operational since July 1993, and the Consulate General in Batumi was established in April 2008. Ashot Smbatyan has been appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Georgia in September 2022.
The Embassy of Georgia in Yerevan has been operating since May 1995. On February 28, 2023, Ambassador of Georgia to Armenia, Georgy Sharvashidze, presented his credentials to the President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturian.
The Treaty on Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Security, signed in October 2001, provides the legal basis for bilateral relations. The further development of special and neighborly relations with Georgia is included in the RA Government Programme 2021-2026.
The intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation plays a significant role, with its 13th session held in Tbilisi on January 26, 2024, chaired by the Prime Ministers of both countries.
During the Prime Minister of Armenia’s visit to Georgia on January 26, 2024, a Joint Declaration on the Establishment of a Strategic Partnership between Armenia and Georgia was signed by the Prime Ministers, elevating Armenian-Georgian relations to a new level.
An interparliamentary friendship group has been established between Armenia and Georgia.
Regular meetings and contacts between senior officials and heads of sectoral departments of the two states continue, with frequent consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both countries.
Visits
to Georgia
January 2024 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of Armenia |
October 2023 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of Armenia |
July 2023 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of Armenia |
November 2022 |
Alen Simonyan, President of the National Assembly of Armenia |
July 2022 |
Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia |
May 2022 |
Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of Armenia |
March 2022 |
Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia |
December 2021 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of Armenia |
September 2021 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of Armenia |
April 2021 |
Armen Sarkissian, President of Armenia |
January 2021 |
Ara Ayvazyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia |
March 2020 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of Armenia |
July 2019 |
Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia |
January 2019 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of Armenia |
December 2018 |
Armen Sarkissian, President of Armenia |
May 2018 |
Nikol Pashinyan, Prime-Minister of Armenia |
May 2018 |
Armen Sarkissian, President of Armenia |
to Armenia
March 2024 |
Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia |
December 2023 |
Shalva Papuashvili, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia |
January 2023 |
Irakli Gharibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia |
June 2022 |
Irakli Gharibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia |
April 2022 |
Shalva Darchiashvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia |
April 2022 |
Shalva Papuashvili, Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia |
October 2021 |
Irakli Gharibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia |
May 2021 |
Irakli Gharibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia |
October 2019 |
Giorgi Gakharia, Prime Minister of Georgia |
March 2019 |
Mamuka Bakhtadze, Prime Minister of Georgia |
March 2019 |
Salome Zourabichvili, President of Georgia |
September 2018 |
Mamuka Bakhtadze, Prime Minister of Georgia |
March 2018 |
Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia |
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Legal area
The Republic of Armenia and Georgia have signed nearly 120 international treaties, agreements, memoranda and protocols, which encompass almost all aspect of bilateral relations.
Trade and Economic cooperation
There are a number of documents that create favourable conditions for trade, avoidance of double taxation, automobile and air connections, legal assistance, investment promotion and development of economic relations, as well as agreements that create favourable conditions for development of various spheres of trade-economic relations.
Turnover between Armenia and Georgia (thous. US dollars)
|
trade turnover |
export |
import (countries of origin) |
import (country of consignment) |
2019 |
148 993.0 |
69265.4 |
79727.6 |
485358.9 |
2020 |
130 431.7 |
57450 |
72981.7 |
322269.5 |
2021 |
190 339.7 |
68309.2 |
122030.5 |
354297.5 |
2022 |
306617.5 |
162411.1 |
144206.4 |
722475.1 |
2023 |
262367.2 |
139702.7 |
122664.5 |
943853.7 |
The main products imported from Georgia to Armenia are:
agricultural goods, mineral water, chemical products, pharmaceuticals.
The main types of products exported from Armenia to Georgia are:
equipment for mining industry, horticulture and aviculture (poultry products) goods, agricultural goods, products of food industry.
Updated on 13.06.2024