Bilateral Relations

Germany Germany

General Information

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Federal Republic of Germany were established in January 1992.

On November 5, 2021 Viktor Yengibaryan was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Federal Republic of Germany.

On August 30, 2024 Claudia Busch, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Armenia, presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan.

In September 2006 Günter Pilarsky was appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Baden-Wurttemberg (residence in Karlsruhe).

In May 2017 Michael Schmidt was appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Saxony-Anhalt (residence in Magdeburg).

In July 2019 Christine Sasse was appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Bavaria (residence in Munich).

In October 2019 Hayko Heht has been appointed as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Hamburg (Germany).

In November 2020 Lucas Floether was appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Saxony (residence in Leipzig).

In January 2018 Alexan Ter-Minasyan was appointed Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Armenia (residence in Gyumri).

Visits

Germany

June 2023

Vahagn Khachaturyan

March, 2023

Alen Simonyan, President of the National Assembly

March, 2023

Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister

February, 2023

Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs

February, 2020

Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister

February, 2020

Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs

March, 2019

Ararat Mirzoyan, President of the National Assembly

February, 2019

Armen Sargsyan, president

January-February, 2019

Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister

February, 2018

Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs

February, 2018

Armen Sargsyan, President

November, 2018

Armen Sargsyan, President

June, 2018

Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs

February 2018

Serzh Sargsyan, President

November 2016

Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

April 2016

Serzh Sargsyan, President

December 2015

Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

June 2014

Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

October 2013

Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

March 2013

Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

December 2012

Tigran Sargsyan, Prime Minister

February 2012

Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

October 2011

Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

September 2011

Hovik Abrahamyan, President of the National Assembly

June 2010

Serzh Sargsyan, President

March 2010

Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

February 2009

Serzh Sargsyan, President

June 2008

Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

February 2008

Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

November 2006

Robert Kocharyan, President

March 2006

Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

November 2004

Robert Kocharyan, President

June 2004

Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister

November 2003

Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

January 2003

Robert Kocharyan, President

Armenia

November 2024

Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs

November 2023

Annalena Baerbock, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs

July, 2022

Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Vice President of the Bundestag

June, 2019

Thomas Oppermann, Vice President of the Bundestag

August, 2018

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany

June 2016

Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs

October 2014

Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs

March 2013

Norbert Lammert, President of the German Bundestag

March 2012

Guido Westerwelle, Vice-Chancellor, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs

February 2007

Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Vice-Chancellor, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs

April 2004

Joschka Fischer, Vice-Chancellor, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs

December 1995

Klaus Kinkel, Vice-Chancellor, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs

 

Legal Framework

  • Exchange of Notes between the Republic of Armenia and the Federal Republic of Germany on Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, 31 January, 1992

Agreements

  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation during 2007-2008
  • Between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany concerning Cooperation in the Military Field
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Readmission of Persons with Unauthorized Stay
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation during 2005-2006
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation (South Caucasus-Armenia environmental project)
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation within the framework of Caucasian initiative
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation within the framework of Caucasian initiative
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation during 2003-2004
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation (regional project combating tuberculosis)
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation during 2001-2002
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation in 2000
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation during 1999-2000
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on technical cooperation
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation in 1997
  • Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the Republic Armenia of and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation within the Framework of the Project on Immediate Assistance in the Field of Energy
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Cooperation in the Field of Food Products
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Cultural Cooperation
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on German military graves
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Establishment of a Study and Expert Fund
  • Between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on Financial Cooperation
  • On October 24, 2019, the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Armenia Atom Janjughazyan and the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Armenia Michael Banzhaf signed the agreement on “Financial cooperation 2016 between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
  • On April 7, 2020, the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Armenia Atom Janjughazyan and the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Republic of Armenia Michael Banzhaf signed the agreement on “Financial cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the Federal Republic of Germany”.

Protocols

  • On the Transfer of Cultural Assets to the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany by the Government of the Republic Armenia
  • On September 10 within the framework of the working visit of the Secretary General of the MFA of RA Vahagn Melikyan to Germany the protocol on implementing the agreement between the Republic of Armenia and the Federal Republic of Germany on readmission of people residing without permits between Armenia and the European Union was signed․

Memoranda

  • Between the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany on cooperation and assistance in the frameworks of International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan
  • Memorandum of Understanding between Armenian State Hydro meteorological and Monitoring Service and German Meteorological Service (DWD)
  • Memorandum between the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Youth Affairs, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Sachsen-Anhalt Land of the Federal Republic of Germany on Further Cooperation in the Fields of Science, Education and Culture
  • Memorandum of Understanding on the Co-operation in Scientific and Technical Areas of Meteorology and Related Matters between the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) and the Armenian State Hydrometeorological and Monitoring Service (ARMSTATEHYDROMET)
  • Memorandum of cooperation between Armavir region (Republic of Armenia) and Burgenlandkreis District (Federal Republic of Germany).
  • Memorandum of cooperation between the city of Armavir (Republic of Armenia) and the city of Naumburg (Federal Republic of Germany).

Declarations

  • Joint Declaration between the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Health of the Federal Republic of Germany on bilateral cooperation
  • Joint Declaration between the Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Sachsen-Anhalt Land of the Federal Republic of Germany on Cooperation in the Fields of Science, Education and Culture
  • Joint Declaration between the Government of the Republic Armenia of and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Principles of Bilateral Relations
  • Joint Declaration on cooperation between the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the Federal Republic of Germany

Trade and Economic cooperation

Turnover between Armenia and Germany (thous. US dollars)

 

export

import  (country of origin)

2019

69617.0   

383707.4

2020

56472.3

240778.9

2021

77577.7

212268.8

2022

106 028.2

424 067.9

2023

87557.6

549945.2

 

Updated on 28.11.2024

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