BILATERAL RELATIONS
Brief information on bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova:
On 18 May 1992 diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova were established.
On 5 October 2005, the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan was opened in Moldova.
At the moment Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Moldova is Mr. Gudsi Osmanov.
On November 1, 2005 the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova opened in Azerbaijan.
At the moment Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Azerbaijan is Mr. Gheorghe Leucă.
List of signed documents between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova
In 1992, the Agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova on the principles of commercial and economic cooperation 1992 was signed.
Chisinau, January 14, 1992
In 1992, the Agreement on Science and Education was signed between the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Moldova.
Baku March 31, 1992
In 1992 the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on Commercial and Economic Cooperation 1993 was signed.
Baku, 17 October 1992
In 1992 the Agreement on Science and Education was signed between the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Moldova.
Baku March 31, 1992
In 1993, the Agreement between the Supreme Attestation Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Supreme Attestation Commission of the Republic of Moldova on the mutual recognition of university diplomas and certificates of attestation of the Supreme Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova was signed.
Baku, Oct. 18, 1993
In 1993, the Agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova on the principles of commercial and economic cooperation 1994 was signed.
Ashgabat, December 23, 1993
In 1994, the Agreement between the National Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the National Bank of the Republic of Moldova on the intergovernmental calculation was signed.
Chişunău, February 3, 1994
In 1994 the Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova was signed.
February 17, 1994
In 1995 the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on Free Trade Minsk was signed,
May 26, 1995
In 1995 the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on the principles of commercial and economic cooperation was signed.
Baku, September 8, 1995
In 1997 the Friendship and Cooperation Agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova was signed.
Baku, November 27, 1997
In 1997, the Convention between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of tax evasion with respect to income and property was signed.
Baku, November 27, 1997
In 1997, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on Mutual Cooperation and Mutual Assistance was signed in accordance with the tax treaty. Or.
Baku, November 27, 1997
In 1997, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on the technical and scientific cooperation was signed. Or.
Baku, November 27, 1997
In 1997 the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on the mutual promotion and protection of investments was signed. Or.
Baku, November 27, 1997
In 1997 the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on International Road Transport was signed.
Baku, November 27, 1997
In 1997, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on Industrial Co-operation was signed.
Baku, November 27, 1997
In 1997, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on the Protection of Citizens' Rights in the Field of Pensions was signed.
Baku, November 27, 1997
In 1997, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Scientific-Pedagogical Attestation of Higher Qualification Carderol was signed.
Baku, November 27, 1997
In 1997, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on the cooperation in the field of standardization, metrology and certification was signed.
Baku, November 27, 1997
In 1997, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the field of education was signed.
Baku, November 27, 1997
In 1997, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the field of culture was signed.
Baku, November 27, 1997
In 1997, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on the cooperation in the field of youth and sport was signed. Baku, November 27, 1997
In 1997 the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on mutual cooperation and assistance in the field of foreign exchange control was signed.
Baku, November 27, 1997
In 1997 the Protocol between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova was signed.
Baku, November 27, 1997
In 2004, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the field of tourism was signed.
Kiev, May 6, 2004
In 2004, the Agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova on Legal Assistance and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Matters was signed.
Baku, 26 October 2004
In 2004, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on long-term economic cooperation was signed.
Baku, 26 October 2004
In 2004, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on the reciprocal travel of citizens was signed.
Baku, 26 October 2004
In 2004, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in plant quarantine was signed.
Baku, 26 October 2004
In 2004 the Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova was signed.
Baku, 26 October 2004
In 2004, the Joint Statement of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the President of the Republic of Moldova was signed.
Baku, 26 October 2004
In 2004, an agreement was signed on cooperation in the field of labor and social protection of the population between the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the People of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova.
Baku, 26 October 2004
In 2004 the Agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the Republic of Moldova was signed on the economic and technical-scientific cooperation.
Baku, 26 October 2004
In 2004, the Consultation Plan for 2005-2006 between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova was signed.
Baku, 26 October 2004
In 2005, the long-term economic cooperation program between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova was signed.
Chisinau, April 19, 2005
In 2005 a Cooperation Agreement was signed between CJSC "Azerbaijan Television and Radio" and Teleradio-Moldova Public Company.
Chisinau, April 21, 2005
In 2005, the Veterinary-Sanitary Convention between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova was signed.
Chisinau, April 21, 2005
In 2005, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on Air Flight was signed.
Chisinau, April 21, 2005
In 2005, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova concerning the cooperation in the field of information and information technology was signed.
Chisinau, April 21, 2005
In 2005, an Agreement was signed between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on the work and social protection of citizens of Azerbaijan temporarily working in the territory of the Republic of Moldova and of Moldovan citizens temporarily working in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Chisinau, April 21, 2005
In 2005, the Joint Statement on the results of the official visit to the Republic of Moldova, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was signed.
Chisinau, April 21, 2005
In 2005, the Protocol of the 1st Meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova was signed.
Chisinau, April 19, 2005
In 2006, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on mutual cooperation and assistance in the customs field was signed.
Kiev, May 22, 2006
In 2007, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on Cooperation in the Field of Migration was signed.
Baku, February 22, 2007
In 2007, the Agreement on Scientific Cooperation between the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Academy of Sciences of Moldova was signed.
Baku, February 22, 2007
In 2007, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the field of geodesy, cartography, cadastre, geoinformation system and distance learning of the Earth was signed.
Baku, February 22, 2007
In 2007, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the field of environmental protection was signed.
Baku, February 22, 2007
In 2007, the Agreement between the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the field of public finances was signed.
Baku, February 22, 2007
In 2007, the Agreement between the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the field of health and medical science was signed.
Baku, February 22, 2007
In 2007 an Agreement was signed between the State Statistics Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the field of statistics.
Baku, February 22, 2007
In 2008, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the fight against tax evasion and exchange of information was signed.
Baku, April 23, 2008
In 2008, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the field of industrial property protection was signed.
Baku, April 23, 2008
In 2008, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the field of complex energy was signed.
Baku, April 23, 2008
In 2011, the Protocol on cooperation in the field of compulsory social insurance was signed between the State Social Protection Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the National Social Insurance House of the Republic of Moldova.
Baku, June 29, 2011
In 2012 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Central Bank's Monitoring Center of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the National Center for Combating Corruption of the Republic of Moldova on the exchange of information on the legalization of funds and other assets acquired through criminal means.
Strasbourg, 4 December 2012
In 2014, the Protocol on Cooperation in the Development of Training and Powers between the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Customs Service under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Moldova was signed.
Baku, June 4, 2014
In 2014, the Memorandum of Understanding between the State Securities Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the National Commission on Finansovomy Moldova on Cooperation and Information Exchange was signed.
Baku, 23 October 2014
Visits and high-level meetings
On November 26-28, 1997 - official visit to Azerbaijan of the President of the Republic of Moldova Petru Lucinschi;
On October 26-27, 2004 the official visit to Azerbaijan of the President of the Republic of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin. During the visit, 9 documents were signed, including the Joint Request of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the President of the Republic of Moldova.
On April 21, 2005 - the official visit to the Republic of Moldova of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. During the visit, 5 documents were signed.
On June 16, 2005, during the Meseo Rotunde of the International Economic Forum in Kiev, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with the President of the Republic of Moldova Vladimir Voronin.
On July 21, 2006, during the meeting of CIS Heads of State, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, met with the President of the Republic of Moldova Vladimir Voronin.
On April 23-24, 2008 the official visit to Azerbaijan of the President of the Republic of Moldova Vladimir Voronin. During the visit, 3 agreements were signed.
On October 9, 2009 for attending the meeting of the heads of CIS countries, President Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev visited Moldova.
On June 1, 2011 in Italy, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with Interim President of the Republic of Moldova, Marian Lupu, where they exchanged views on the further development of relations between Azerbaijan and Moldova.
29-30 sentyabr 2011-ci ildə Varşava şəhərində keçirilmiş Şərq Tərəfdaşlıgı sammiti çərçivəsində Azərbaycan Respublikasmm Presidents İlham Əliyev Moldova Respublikasının Bash naziri Vladimir Filaţı qəbul etmişdir.
On 24 April 2014 in Prague, the Heads of State of the Eastern Partnership held the meeting of Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev with the President of the Republic of Moldova Nicolae Timofti.
On February 22-24, 2007, for the 2nd Intergovernmental Commission meeting, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Vasile Tarlev visited Azerbaijan.
On July 18-19, 2007, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Vasile Tarlev, participated in the meeting of the heads of state GUAM in Baku.
On 17-19 January 2012, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Vladimir Filat paid an official visit to Azerbaijan.
On February 20, 2010 in Rome, Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mamediarov met Iurie Leanca, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova.
On February 25, 2011 in Kyiv at the Council of Foreign Ministers GUAM, Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mamediarov met Deputy Prime Minister, Mistry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova Iurie Leanca. The meeting focused on bilateral relations, prospects for cooperation in energy, trade and other fields.
On 17-19 January 2012, during the official visit to Azerbaijan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Vladimir Filat was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister, Murillo Iurie Leanca, Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova, who had talks with the Minister Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elmar Mamediarov.
On September 9, 2014, President Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev received a visit to the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova, Natalia Gherman.
On 16th of September 2016, at the CSI Summit in Bishkek, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova Pavel Filip met.
On 24 May, 25 years after the diplomatic relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova were staged within the Moldovan Parliament, a photo exhibition and a round table were organized.
The 11th session of the GUAM Parliamentary Assembly was held in Moldova on 27-28 September 2018.Members of the Baltic Assembly, along with the representatives of the parliament of Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, also participated in the session. Delegation led by Azer Karimli, Ali Masimli, Rustam Mahmudov and Kenan Akhundov represented Azerbaijan at the session.
The fourth meeting of the heads of GUAM consular services took place on October 1 of the current year in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. Heads of the consular services of Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, as well as the representatives of the diplomatic missions accredited to Moldova participated at the meeting. The head of the Azerbaijani delegation was the head of the Consular Departament of Azerbaijan Faig Bagirov and the members of the delegation were I secretary of the Departament Emil Safarov and consul of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Moldova.
On 5th of October a meeting of the Heads of Government of GUAM Member States was held in Kishinau, in the Republic of Moldova. Officials from Azerbaijan, Ukraine (prime minister Vladimir Groysman), Georgia (prime minister Mamuk Baxtadze) and Moldova (prime minister Pavel Filip) attended at the meeting. The Delegation represented the Republic of Azerbaijan as follows: Ali Akhmedov - Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan - head of the delegation of the Azerbaijan Republic; Asker Abdullayev - Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Azer Khudiyev - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Ukraine, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the GUAM; Gudsi Osmanov - Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Moldova; Leyla Orujova – counsellor to the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Republic of Moldova; Rashad Novruz - Head of Regional Cooperation and cooperation with EU Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan; Samir Allahverdiyev - Second Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Ukraine.
On 5th of October, a meeting was held between the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ali Ahmedov, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Pavel Filip.
From 09-10.10.2018, Seyyad Majidov, a teacher at the Justice Department of the Justice Academy, attended at the conference held by the OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities and the National Institute for Justice of Moldova.
Economic cooperation:
Activity of the Intergovernmental Joint Commission:
- Commission formation time - 25 October 2004;
-
Co-President of the Commission by the Azerbaijan side : Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan-İnam Karimov
Members:
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Chairman of the State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Republic of Moldova
- The number of Commission meetings -3 (three).
The 3rd session of the Commission was held on 26 April, 2012 in Chișinău.
Trade relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova
(in thousands of US dollars)
|
year |
import |
export |
|
2006 |
1840,5 |
4765,8 |
|
2007 |
196,2 |
8739,9 |
|
2008 |
338,5 |
7128,0 |
|
2009 |
224,5 |
3767,9 |
|
2010 |
204,3 |
7480,2 |
|
2011 |
2680,2 |
5720,1 |
|
2012 |
452,9 |
5367,4 |
|
2013 |
273,8 |
6467,3 |
|
2014 |
114,5 |
5916,3 |
|
2015 |
254,1 |
3525,3 |
|
2016 |
594,95 |
4665,19 |
|
2017 |
216.17 |
6,587.43 |
(without the data from the Transnistrian border)
Interparliamentary relations
In the parliaments of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Moldova, the Parliamentary Group on Relations between our countries is active.
Import and export operations between Azerbaijan and Moldova have increased
The volume of trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Moldova has exceeded $ 4 million 797 thousand in 10 months of the current
year. This is more than half a million dollars in comparison with the same period last year.National Statistical Bureau of the Republic which uses a set of rules of Moldova informed AZERTAC about it.
According to the report, Azerbaijan imported goods worth 4 million 395 thousand 23 dollars in Moldova during the reporting period.
From Azerbaijan to Moldova, products worth around $ 402,557 were exported.
Friendship parliamentary groups
Friendship group with Republic of Azerbaijan
Description:
Friendship group with Republic of Azerbaijan
Members:
Voronin Vladimir
- President
Postoico Maria
- member
Agache Angel
- member
Bannicov Alexandr
- member
Anatolia Gorilla
- member
Resetnicov Artur
- member
Bolea Vasile
- member
Demian Caraseni
- member
Carp Lilian
- member
Gagauz Fiodor
- member
Hrenova Elena
- member
Mihalache Corneliu
- member
Mitriuc Ghenadi
- member
Novac Grigore
- member
Radvan Marina
- member
Nesterovschi Alexandr
- member
Nichiforciuc Eugeniu
- member
Bejan Valerian
- member
Rotaru Valentina
- member
Chiseliov Serghei
- member
Zagorodnii Anatolie
- member
Weather Igor
- member
Reidman Oleg
- member
Oxana Domes
- member
Deliu Tudor
- member
Stratan Valentina
- member
Ghileţchi Valeriu
- member
Victor Victor
- member
Ivanov Violeta
- member
Vitiuc Vladimir
- member
List of Azerbaijan - Moldova Interparliamentary Working Group
Haciev Sábir Kamal oglu - Chairman;
Fatiyev Hanlar Nuru oglu - Member;
Hasanguliyev Gudrat Muzaffar oglu- member;
Halilov Rustam Gulabba oglu - member;
Ibrahimov Eldar Rza oglu - Member;
Guliyev Faragi Ibrahim oglu - Member;
Mohbaliyev Sattar Suliddin oglu - member.
On October 27, Ambassador Gudsi Osmanov met with the General Prosecutor of the Republic of Moldova, Eduard Harunjen.
On November 2 2017 year Ambassador Gudsi Osmanov met with Interior Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Alexander Jizan.
On 15-th november 2017 year President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev received the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova Mr. Alexandru Jizdan.
On 16-th November , the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, Aleksandru Jizdan, met with the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ramil Usubov.
On 16-th November , the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova Mr. Alexandru Jizdan met with the Head of State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Firudin Nabiyev
On 16-th November , the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Moldova Mr. Alexandru Jizdan met with the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mr. Kamaladdin Heydarov
On November 23, 2018, the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan discussed the establishment of GUAM's digital commerce interconnection during the 29th meeting of the Steering Committee on GUAM Trade and Investment Promotion Project. In the event was attended by Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, Major General Iqbal Babayev, Head of the Department for International Cooperation Dilavar Farzaliyev, Deputy Head of Revenue Service of the Georgian Ministry of Finance Vakhtang Lashkaradze, Head of the Ukrainian Customs Service Foreign Relations Department Oleg Semyenenko, Moldovan Customs Service External Relations Head of the Department Dmitry Volovey and coordinator of programs of GUAM Secretariat Sabuhi Tamirov.
Then the final protocol of the meeting was signed.
