Bilateral diplomatic relations exist between

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

and

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ' ...

. Diplomatic relations were established on December 25, 1991. Currently, Ukraine has the 5th largest Armenian community in the world. The Embassy of Armenia in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyi ...

opened in 1993. The Embassy of Ukraine in Yerevan opened in 1996. The current Ambassador of Armenia to Ukraine is Andranik Manukyan. The current Ambassador of Ukraine to Armenia is Ivan Khukhta.

Economic Cooperation

Ukraine exports to Armenia include meat, dairy products, vegetables, and cereals. Armenia exports to Ukraine include electrotechnical products, alcoholic beverages, and mineral waters. For 9 months in 2015, the trade turnover between the countries amounted to 94.2 million US dollars, while the trade in goods amounted to 76.7 million dollars.

Cultural ties

Lviv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukrain ...

is home to the

Armenian Catholic Church in Ukraine The Armenian Catholic Archeparchy of Lviv is a former, non-Metropolitan archeparchy (Eastern Catholic archdiocese) of the Armenian Catholic Church ''sui iuris'' (Armenian Rite). It existed in 1630 to 1944. It is immediately dependent on the Armen ...

which since "Soviet liberation" of Lviv, its see remains "vacant". Since 1997, Lviv also became a center of Ukrainian eparchy (diocese) of the

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(Armenian Church). The city of Armyansk, originally as Ermeni Bazzar, is named after the Crimean Armenian community.

Ambassadors

Ambassadors of Ukraine in Armenia

* Aleksander Bozhko (1996-2001) * Volodymyr Tyahlo (February 2, 2002-June 2005) * Aleksander Bozhko (June 2005-July 22, 2010) * Ivan Khukhta (July 22, 2010 – Present)

Ambassadors of Armenia in Ukraine

* Andranik Manukyan (26 April 2010 – 22 August 2018) * Tigran Seiranian (28 December 2018 – 1 June 2021) * Vladimir Karapetyan (1 June 2021 – present)

State visits

Diplomacy

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Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...

(Embassy)

References

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