The State of Kuwait
Bilateral diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State of Kuwait
A protocol on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State of Kuwait was signed on the 10th of October 1994.
On the 14th of February 2020, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, met with the Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, as part of his participation in the Munich Security Conference.
On the 26th of September 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, within the framework of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly.
On the 26th of September 2019, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, within the framework of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly.
The 18th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement held in Baku on 25-26 October 2019 was attended by a delegation led by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
Inter-parliamentary relations
The Working Group for Azerbaijan-Kuwait Inter-Parliamentary Relations has been established and operates in the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The group is chaired by Vahid Gazmammad Ahmadov.
The Kuwaiti Parliament also has a working group on Kuwait-Azerbaijan inter-parliamentary relations, which is headed by Mr Khalid Al-Otaibi.
Contractual and legal framework
In total, 21 documents were signed between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State of Kuwait on co-operation in various fields.
Economic co-operation
Trade turnover, and the export and import operations between the two countries (In thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
Years |
Trade turnover |
Imports |
Exports |
|
2016 |
3741.6 |
3530.92 |
210.68 |
|
2017 |
7114.3 |
84.3 |
7030.0 |
|
2018 |
1858.58 |
619.88 |
1238.70 |
|
2019 |
3 492.17 |
3 255.72 |
236.45 |
|
2020 |
332.63 |
76.81 |
255.82 |
Products exported from Azerbaijan: spare parts for earth-moving and tunnelling machines.
Products imported from Kuwait: ethylene glycol (ethanediol)
On the 10th of February 2009, a Joint Commission for Cooperation was established between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the State of Kuwait.