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Armenia

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

A Memorandum of Understanding for developmental projects was signed at 8th India-Armenia Inter Government Commission in Yerevan

Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Day was celebrated

Armenia-India Information and Telecommunication Technology Center was opened in Yerevan

Cooperation to tackle the challenge of COVID-19 Pandemic

In April 2020, India provided Hydroxychloroquine tablets as humanitarian medical assistance to Armenia in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic.

Capacity Building & Other Exchanges

India's current developmental assistance to Armenia includes human resource development and capacity building which 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.
ICCR, under Atal bihari Vajpayee General Scholarship Scheme (ABVGSS) offers two slots every year to Armenia. Armenia has been availing of scholarship slots under ABVGSS of ICCR.
India 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 India in February 2011 to share the experience of the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India engaged with Census India 2011.
Another important project completed with the assistance of the Government of India in 2011 related to a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a public-private partnership project in telemedicine.

Development Cooperation (Grants/ LoCs/ Assistance)

India 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 India.
An Indian medical team also visited Armenia for relief work. In 1994-95, India 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, India 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, India 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, India 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 India 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.