Diplomatic relations exist between Azerbaijan and Uruguay. Neither country has a resident ambassador.
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History edit
In 1991, Azerbaijan obtained its independence after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. On 12 January 1995, Azerbaijan and Uruguay established diplomatic relations.[1] In September 2011, a Uruguayan Delegation paid a visit to Azerbaijan to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Azerbaijani independence.[2] In July 2012, Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov paid an official visit to Uruguay and met with President José Mujica.[2]
In November 2012, a diplomatic crisis between both nations occurred when an Uruguayan Parliamentary Delegation on a visit to Armenia crossed the border into Armenian held territory of Nagorno-Karabakh within Azerbaijan.[3] Fearing that Uruguay would recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Armenia; Azerbaijan launched a formal complaint against Uruguay accusing the Parliamentary Delegation of illegally crossing into Azerbaijan and jeopardizing a future peace agreement.[3] The Uruguayan government has never officially recognized the Armenian-held territory as an integral part of Armenia.
In January 2013, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received an official Delegation from Uruguay in order to improve relations between both nations.[4] In 2016, the Uruguayan government expressed its concerns on the escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh.[5]
In May 2013, former Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle paid a visit to Azerbaijan to participate in the Southern Caucasus Forum being held in Baku. Former President Lacalle was received by President Ilham Aliyev.[2] In 2014, Azerbaijan opened a diplomatic office in Montevideo.[1]
In May 2019, the Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, paid a visit to Azerbaijan, on the occasion of the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue. There he met with President Ilham Aliyev; with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elmar Mammadyarov; with the economy minister, Shahin Mustafayev; and with the Minister of Agriculture, Inam Karimov.[6]
In May 2022, Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Məmmədov paid a visit to Uruguay.[7]
Agreements edit
Both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on Cooperation between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both nations (2007); Agreement on the elimination of visa requirements for official and diplomatic passport holders (2013); Agreement on Customs Cooperation (2016) and an Agreement on Cultural Cooperation (2017).[8]
Trade edit
In 2016, trade between Azerbaijan and Uruguay totaled US$7.6 million.[9] Uruguay's main trade products to Azerbaijan are cattle and pharmaceuticals.[10] Azerbaijan does not export products to Uruguay.
Resident diplomatic missions edit
- Azerbaijan has a diplomatic office in Montevideo.[11]
- Uruguay is accredited to Azerbaijan from its embassy in Tehran, Iran.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Parlamentarios de Azerbaiyán visitaron Uruguay (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c Relaciones bilaterales entre Azerbaiyán y Uruguay (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Cómo terminó Uruguay envuelto en un conflicto diplomático en el Cáucaso (in Spanish)
- ^ President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a Uruguayan delegation led by chairman of the House of Representatives of the Parliament Herman Cardoso
- ^ Gobierno uruguayo expresa preocupación por escalada de violencia en la región de Nagorno- Karabaj disputada entre Armenia y Azerbaiyán (in Spanish)
- ^ "Visita del Sr. Canciller Nin Novoa a la República de Azerbaiyán". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ^ "Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan visits Uruguay". El Observador (in Spanish). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Agreements between Uruguay and Azerbaijan (in Spanish)
- ^ International Trade of Uruguay
- ^ Uruguay obtuvo la habilitación para colocar ganado en pie en Azerbaiyán (in Spanish)
- ^ Diplomatic office of Azerbaijan in Uruguay
