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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

 

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