Bilateral Relations

General Information

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Italian Republic were established on 17 March 1992.

According to the decree of the President of the RA Armen Sarkissian, dated on June 3, 2020 Tsovinar Hambardzumian was appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia in the Italian Republic.

On May 18, 2021, Alfonso Di Rizzo was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Italy to the Republic of Armenia.

On 14 September 2019 Gagik Sarukhanyan was appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Veneto (residence in Venice).

On 26 October 2006, Pietro Kuciukian was appointed Honorary Consul of Armenia in Italy (residence in Milan).

Visits

To Italy

July 2023	Vahagn Khachaturyan, President
October 2021	Armen Sarkissian, President
November 2019	Nikol Pashinayn, Prime Minister
October 2019	Ararat Mirzoyan, Chairman of the National Assembly
April 2018	Serzh Sargsyan, President
June 2017	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
April 2015	Serzh Sargsyan, President
September 2013	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
December 2011	Serzh Sargsyan, President
June 2011	Serzh Sargsyan, President
November 2009	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
January 2005	Robert Kocharyan, President
October 2004	Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
March 2004	Arthur Baghdassarian, Chairman of the National Assembly
June 2002	Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs
March 1999	Robert Kocharyan, President
1998	Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs

To Armenia

February 2023	Gennaro Sangiuliano, Minister of Culture
April 2022	Luigi Di Maio, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
July 2018	Sergio Mattarella, President
November 2016	Paolo Gentiloni, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
October 2012	Giampaolo di Paola, Minister of Defence

Trade Economic cooperation

Turnover between Armenia and the Italian Republic (thousand US dollars)

	Export	Import (according to the country of origin)
2020	41 010.0	191 587.5
2021	63509.0	224270.0
2022	65101.1	279123.3

Updated on 31.07.2023

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