The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Bilateral diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recognized the independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the 30th of December 1991. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on the 24th of February 1992.
Current relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are dynamic in nature. The main factor ensuring this dynamism is the high level of political relations that created favourable conditions for the expansion of cooperation in various fields including large investments by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Azerbaijan. Facilitation of the visa regime on a mutual basis has given impetus to the development of cooperation in the field of tourism. Overall, the existence of untapped potential in Azerbaijan-Saudi Arabia relations promises good prospects for mutual cooperation. Both on a bilateral basis and within the framework of international platforms, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has always supported the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Mutual visits of the Heads of the States
- July 9-13, 1994 - Official visit of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev
- Visits of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev:
March 8-10, 2005 - official
August 2, 2005 - Attending the funeral of the Custodian of the Two Holy Hearths, King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
December 7-8, 2005 - participation in the extraordinary III Summit Meeting of ICT Heads of State and Government
April 5-7, 2015 – official
May 20-21, 2017 - participation in the Arab-Islamic-American Summit
Mutual visits of the Heads of the Government
- January 1992 - Working visit of Hasan Hasanov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Mutual visits of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs
- 1992 - Working visit of Tofig Gasimov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- Official and working visits of Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan:
January 3-6, 2005
August 14-15, 2012
May 13, 2014
- Official and working visits of Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan:
June 23-24, 2021
October 18, 2023
November 10, 2023
- Visit of Nizar Al-Madani, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
June 19-21, 2006
- October 4, 2022 - Official visit of Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Inter-parliamentary relations
Working group on Azerbaijan-Saudi Arabia inter-parliamentary relations in the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan:
Head of the working group - Fatma Yıldırım
Saudi Arabia-Azerbaijan parliamentary friendship group in the Consultative Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
Head of the friendship group – Fayez bin Abdullah Ash-Shahri
- Working visit of Murtuz Alasgarov, Chairman of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan:
February 16-21, 2004
- Official and Working visits of Ogtay Asadov, Chairman of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan :
May 4-8, 2012
January 23-24, 2015
- Official visits of the Chairman of the Consultative Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Ash-Sheikh:
June 14-19, 2010
September 20-21, 2018
- Official visit of the delegation led by Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Nasir, Head of the Saudi Arabia-Azerbaijani inter-parliamentary friendship group in the Consultative Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
June 5-6, 2014
- Official visit of the delegation led by Fayez bin Abdullah Ash-Shahri, Head of the Saudi Arabia-Azerbaijan inter-parliamentary friendship group in the Consultative Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
January 21, 2019
January 10-11, 2023
Contractual and legal framework
In total, the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed twenty two documents on co-operation in various areas.
Economic cooperation
On April 25, 2000, the Azerbaijani and Saudi governments founded a Joint Commission for Cooperation in the domains of business, commerce, investment, technology, culture, sports, and youth.
Trade turnover, exports, and imports between the two countries (in millions of US dollars)
|
Years |
Trade turnover |
Exports |
Imports |
|
2019 |
13 758.25 |
1 803.41 |
11 954.84 |
|
2020 |
13 497.17 |
1789.35 |
11 707.82 |
|
2021 |
27 014.17 |
12 467.69 |
14 546.48 |
|
2022 |
22 938.40 |
3 257.54 |
19 680.86 |
|
2023 (January-October) |
26 119.24 |
4 539.02 |
21 580.22 |
Source: The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan