Republic of Armenia
Brazil and Armenia established diplomatic relations in 1992. The Embassy of Brazil in Yerevan was opened in 2006. In 2010, Armenia appointed its first Ambassador in Brasilia. Since then, the two countries have come closer together, with an emphasis on exchanging support in the multilateral sphere and increasing the number of visits. Bilateral relations are mainly based on the large Armenian community living in the country – estimated at 40,000 people, 25,000 of them in the State of São Paulo.
The adoption of a visa-free regime for short trips for tourism and business in November 2015 was an important contribution to stimulate exchanges between the two peoples, and the increase in the number of Brazilian tourists in Armenia since then has been remarkable. The Political Consultations Agreement, signed during the visit of former president Serzh Sargsyan to Brazil in 2016, establishes the institutional framework for the systematization of high-level dialogue. On the same occasion, the Agreement on Basic Technical Cooperation, the Educational Cooperation Agreement and the Technical Cooperation Agreement were also signed by the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government of the Republic of Armenia.
In 2017 the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aloysio Nunes Ferreira, made an official visit to Armenia on November 17. It was the first official visit of a Brazilian Foreign Minister to that country. In Yerevan Minister Aloysio Nunes was hosted by the President of the Armenian Republic, Serzh Sargsyan, and by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edward Nalbandian. The Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Trade and Investment between the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government of the Republic of Armenia was signed on that occasion.
In 2019 Brazilian exports to Armenia reached $ 22.9 million. Armenian sales to Brazil reached $ 156 thousand. The Brazilian surplus exceeds 20 million dollars ($ 22.7 million). Some of the main products exported by Brazil to Armenia (2019) are: tobacco (69%) and frozen pork (14%). Brazil imports from Armenia women's clothing (55%); men's clothing (19%); and works of art and antiques (13%).
The Embassy of Brazil in Yerevan has been promoting Brazilian culture in Armenia through concerts, photo and fine arts exhibitions and film festivals. Brazil and Armenia are co-producers of a short film dedicated to the life of Santos Dumont, entitled "The Wild Bird from Brazil".
Chronology of bilateral relations
2017 – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aloysio Nunes Ferreira, visits Armenia (Yerevan, November 17). This was the first official visit of a Brazilian foreign minister to that country.
2013 – The president of the Armenian National Assembly, deputy Hovik Abrahamyan, accompanied by eleven parliamentarians, visits São Paulo and Brasília. The delegation is received by the president of the Chamber of Deputies, deputy Henrique Eduardo Alves, on which occasion a Memorandum of Intent is signed for future cooperation between the Legislative Powers
2013 – The Undersecretary General for Multilateral and European Affairs, Ambassador Vera Machado, visits Yerevan. In addition to seeking support for Ambassador Roberto Azevedo's candidacy for the position of Director-General of the WTO, she participates in the Meeting of Political Consultations and gives a lecture at the Diplomatic Academy
2012 – The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ashot Hovakimian, comes to Brazil to participate in the I High Level Conference on the Partnership for Open Government (OGP). He meets with the Secretary General of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio de Aguiar Patriota
2010 – Armenia designates its first ambassador to Brazil
2006 – Opening of the Brazilian Embassy in Yerevan
2002 – President Robert Kotcharyan visits Brasília
2001 – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vartan Oskanian, visits São Paulo and Brasília
1998 – The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Armen Baibourdian, visits Brasília
1998 – Opening of the Armenian Consulate General in São Paulo
1992 – President Levon Ter-Petrosyan visits Brazil. He makes an official visit to Brasília and participates in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
1992 – Brazil and Armenia establish diplomatic relations
1991 – Raffi Hovhannissian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the newly independent Republic of Armenia, makes a working visit to Brazil