The Hellenic Republic
Bilateral diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Hellenic Republic
The Hellenic Republic recognized Azerbaijan's independence on December 31, 1991.
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Hellenic Republic (Greece) were established on April 2, 1992.
The Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Hellenic Republic was opened on April 16, 2004. The Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in the Republic of Azerbaijan was opened on May 27, 1993.
Azerbaijan attaches importance to its bilateral relations with Greece and the bilateral ties cover political, economic and humanitarian areas.
Mutual visits of the Heads of the States
- President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Konstantinos Stephanopoulos:
20-22 June 2004 - official visit
- President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev:
12-16 August 2004 - working visit
(to attend the opening ceremony of the 28th Summer Olympic Games)
- President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev:
16 – 17 February 2009 - state visit
- President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Karolos Papoulias:
5-6 April 2011 - official visit
- President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Ilham Aliyev:
15-17 June 2014 - official visit
Mutual visits of the Heads of the Government
- Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Antonis Samaras:
19-20 May 2013 - working visit
- Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Antonis Samaras:
19-20 September 2014 - working visit
(to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Southern Gas Corridor, and the event dedicated to the 20th Anniversary of the signing of the “Contract of the Century”)
Mutual visits of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs
- Foreign Ministers of the Hellenic Republic visited the Republic of Azerbaijan on the following dates:
Theodoros Pangalos:
April 10-11, 1997 - Official visit
Dora Bakoyannis:
July 1-2, 2009 - Working visit
(as Chairman of the OSCE)
Dimitris Avramopoulos:
April 29-30, 2013 - Official visit
Nikos Kotzias:
February 02-03, 2016 - Official visit
- Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan visited the Hellenic Republic on the following dates:
Elmar Mammadyarov:
November 30-December 2, 2009 - Working visit
(to attend the 17th meeting of the OSCE Ministers of Foreign Affairs)
Elmar Mammadyarov:
February 24-25, 2011 - Official visit
Inter-parliamentary relations
Working Group on Azerbaijan-Greece inter-parliamentary relations in Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan consists of 10 parliamentarians. Bahruz Mammadov, MP, is the current chairperson of the parliamentary group.
Speaker of Milli Majlis Mr. Oktay Asadov paid a working visit to the Hellenic Republic to attend a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation on June 9-11, 2008.
- Speaker of Milli Majlis Ms. Sahiba Gafarova paid a working visit to the Hellenic Republic to attend the European Conference of Presidents/Speakers of Parliament of PACE on October 20-22, 2021.
Contractual and legal framework
24 bilateral agreements have been signed between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Hellenic Republic.
Economic cooperation
Co-chairs of Azerbaijan-Greece Intergovernmental Commission are Parviz Shahbazov, Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan, and
Konstantinos (Kostas) Fragkogiannis, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece.
The Commission has convened 4 meetings so far. The last meeting was held in Athens on May 26-27, 2016.
Trade turnover, exports, and imports between the two countries (in thousands of US dollars)
|
Years |
Trade turnover |
Exports |
Imports |
|
2019 |
99 950.14 |
93 841.51 |
6 108.63 |
|
2021 |
435 760.9 |
415 415.9 |
20 363.0 |
|
2022 |
1 420 184.7 |
1 391 812.2 |
28 372.6 |
|
2023 |
1 395 789.83 |
1 363 448.28 |
32 341.55 |
Source: The State Customs Committee of the Respublic of Azerbaijan
Diplomatic Representation
Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the the Hellenic Republic
Address: 13, Marathonodromon x Papadiamanti, 154 52, Psychiko, Athens, Greece
Official website: www.athens.mfa.gov.az
Email: athens@mission.mfa.gov.az
Tel: +30 210 363 27 21
Fax: + 30 210 363 90 87