Foreign relations exist between

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 ' ...

and

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

. Uruguay, as a small

South American South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

nations hosts a large Armenian community for its size. The Armenian community in Uruguay totals approximately 16,000 people.

History

The first Armenians to arrive to Uruguay took place in the late 1800s. Between 1920 and 1930, large waves of Armenians arrived to the nation, many having survived the

Armenian genocide The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through t ...

carried out by the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

. On 20 April 1965, Uruguay became the first nation in the world to officially recognize the Armenian genocide. In 1939, the AGBU Uruguay Chapter opened its offices in Montevideo. On 26 December 1991, Armenia regained independence after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. On 27 May 1992, Armenia and Uruguay established diplomatic relations.Bilateral Relations Armenia-Uruguay
/ref> In June 1992, Armenian President

Levon Ter-Petrosyan Levon Hakobi Ter-Petrosyan ( hy, Լևոն Հակոբի Տեր-Պետրոսյան; born 9 January 1945), also known by his initials LTP, is an Armenian politician who served as the first president of Armenia from 1991 until his resignation in 1998 ...

paid an official visit to Uruguay. In February 1997, Uruguay opened an honorary consulate in Yerevan. In May 2012, Uruguayan Foreign Minister, Luis Almagro Lemes paid an official visit to Armenia, the highest Uruguayan official to visit the nation. As of 2016, local Armenian organizations are denouncing efforts by Turkey to minimize Armenian presence. In December 2021, Uruguay opened a resident embassy in

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 ...

. In 2023, Armenia opened a resident embassy in Montevideo.

High-level visits

High-level visits from Armenia to Uruguay * President

(1992) * Foreign Minister Vahan Papazian (1994) * Foreign Minister

Vartan Oskanian Vartan Minasi Oskanian ( hy, Վարդան Մինասի Օսկանյան; born February 7, 1954) is the former Foreign Minister of Armenia (1998–2008) and founder of the Civilitas Foundation. Early life and career Born into a wealthy Armenian ...

(2000) * President

Robert Kocharyan Robert Sedraki Kocharyan ( hy, Ռոբերտ Սեդրակի Քոչարյան ; born 31 August 1954) is an Armenian politician. He served as the President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from 1994 to 1997 and Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh fro ...

(2002) * President

Serzh Sargsyan Serzh Azati Sargsyan ( hy, Սերժ Ազատի Սարգսյան, ; born 30 June 1954)Of ...

(2014) High-level visits from Uruguay to Armenia * Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Perez del Castillo (1997) * Foreign Minister Luis Almagro (2012) *Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo (2021)

Agreements

Armenia and Uruguay have signed numerous bilateral agreements since the establishment of diplomatic relations between both nations in 1992, such as an Agreement for the establishment of visa free regime with respect to diplomatic and service passports holders; Agreement on the cooperation in the field of culture; Agreement on the cooperation in the field of healthcare and medicine; Agreement on encouragement and mutual protection of investments; Agreement on eliminating the visa requirement for regular passport holders and an Agreement on economic cooperation.

Diplomatic missions

* Armenia has an embassy in Montevideo. * Uruguay has an embassy in

References

Bilateral relations of Uruguay {{Bilateralrelations-stub

History

High-level visits

Agreements

Diplomatic missions

See also

References