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Armenia

Armenia

After the breakup of the USSR, Bharat recognized Armenia on December 26, 1991, three months after its declaration of independence. The Protocol on establishment of Diplomatic relations between Bharat and Armenia was signed on 31 August 1992. Bharat opened its Embassy in 2 Yerevan on 01 March 1999.

 

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Knowledge Creation and Sharing

  • Bharat agreed to extend Technical and In-Kind support for Armenia’s Census 2011. A team of experts from Armenia’s National Statistical Service underwent a training programme in Bharat in February 2011 to share the experience of the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India engaged with Census Bharat 2011.
  • Another important project completed with the assistance of the Government of Bharat in 2011 related to a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a public-private partnership project in telemedicine. 

Capacity Building

  • Bharat's current developmental assistance to Armenia includes human resource development and capacity building; this is implemented through Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme. Under ITEC, every year on average 35 slots is earmarked for Armenia for short- and medium-term courses which are extremely popular amongst Government and Public Sector officials.
  • During 2011-12, the allotted 35 slots were exhausted by October 2011. The Government of India allotted an additional 10 slots taking the total to 45 during the period 2011-12. For 2012-13, the Government of India has sanctioned 45 ITEC slots for Armenia.

Grants & Concessional Finance

  • Bharat has extended assistance to Armenia in the past from time to time. Following the catastrophic earthquake in Soviet Armenia in 1988, USD 2.2 million cash and USD 1.1 million relief supplies were donated by Bharat. An Indian medical team also visited Armenia for relief work. In 1994-95, Bharat donated two consignments of medicines as humanitarian assistance to Armenia for the persons affected by the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
  • Following the summer 2000 drought in Armenia, Bharat gifted 750 MT of wheat and 250 MT of rice to Armenia in February 2002. In October 2003, India announced a grant of USD 5 million against which 300 tractors from India were supplied to Armenia in December 2006.
  • Recently, Bharat and Armenia signed an MoU on High Impact Community Development Projects in Armenia with financial and technical assistance from India.
  • During 2009-2010, India contributed US $ 215,000/- for the restoration of a dilapidated school building in a relatively remote rural area.
  • In addition, Bharat in collaboration with Armenian authorities provided assistance for the establishment of a Centre for Excellence in Information and Communication Technology in Yerevan at a cost of Rs. 7.56 crores (US $ 1.67 million). The Centre is the only hi-tech institution in the region equipped with a made in Bharat Super Computer – PARAM. The Centre was jointly inaugurated on 7 November 2011 by Armenian Prime Minister and Indian Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology.
  • In April 2020, Bharat provided Hydroxychloroquine tablets as humanitarian medical assistance to Armenia in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic.