Bilateral Relations

General Information

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Iraq were established on February 12, 2000.

The Embassy of Armenia in Iraq was established in 2000 (reopened in 2010).

The Embassy of Iraq in Armenia was established in 2001 (reopened in 2012).

In February 2021, the General Consulate of Armenia was established in Erbil.

On 24 October 2024, Ruben Soghoyan was appointed as Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Iraq.

Visits

To Iraq

February 2024	Vahagn Khachaturyan, President of Armenia
February 2014	Edward Nalbandyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs
November 2006	Serzh Sargsyan, Minister of Defence
2001	Vardan Oskanyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs

To Armenia

September 2024	Jassim Muhammad Aboud, Chairman of Federal Supreme Court
November 2023	Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, President of Iraq
May 2021	Qubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan
March 2021	Jumaa Inad Saadun, Minister of Defence
December 2013	Hoshyar Zebari, Minister of Foreign Affairs
September 2012	Roj Nouri Shaweis, Deputy Prime Minister

Legal Framework

Protocols

Protocol on Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Iraq

Agreements

Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Iraq on promotion and mutual protection of investments.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Iraq on economic, trade, scientific and technical cooperation.
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Iraq on Mutual Exemption of Visas for Holders of Diplomatic and Service Passports.

Memoranda

Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Iraq on Cooperation in the Field of Health and Medical Science.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq on reciprocal cooperation.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq on Political Consultations.

Other documents

Declaration of Intent on Cooperation in the Field of Defense between the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Iraq.

Intergovernmental Commission

The Armenian-Iraqi intergovernmental joint commission on economic cooperation has been operating since 2012. Up to date five sessions of the Commission have been held:

November 2012, Baghdad,
November 2013, Yerevan,
January 2016, Baghdad,
September 2017, Yerevan,
September 2023, Baghdad.

Trade Turnover (thousand US Dollars)

	export	import (country of origin)
2020	163826.8	2284
2021	177313.6	4740.8
2022	249710.2	363.8
2023	180598.0	807.1
2024	246159.2	408

Updated on 06.03.2025

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