Azerbaijan–Uruguay relations

In 1991, Azerbaijan obtained its independence after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. On 12 January 1995, Azerbaijan and Uruguay established diplomatic relations.[http://www.montevideo.com.uy/Noticias/Parlamentarios-de-Azerbaiyan-visitaron-Uruguay-uc264648 Parlamentarios de Azerbaiyán visitaron Uruguay (in Spanish)] In September 2011, a Uruguayan Delegation paid a visit to Azerbaijan to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Azerbaijani independence.[http://buenosaires.mfa.gov.az/content/59 Relaciones bilaterales entre Azerbaiyán y Uruguay (in Spanish)] In July 2012, Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov paid an official visit to Uruguay and met with President José Mujica.

In November 2012, a diplomatic crisis between both nations occurred when an Uruguayan Parliamentary Delegation on a visit to Armenia crossed the border into Armenian held territory of Nagorno-Karabakh within Azerbaijan.[https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2012/11/121117_uruguay_nagorno_karabaj_armenia_azerbaiyan_nc Cómo terminó Uruguay envuelto en un conflicto diplomático en el Cáucaso (in Spanish)] Fearing that Uruguay would recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as part of Armenia; Azerbaijan launched a formal complaint against Uruguay accusing the Parliamentary Delegation of illegally crossing into Azerbaijan and jeopardizing a future peace agreement. The Uruguayan government has never officially recognized the Armenian-held territory as an integral part of Armenia.

In January 2013, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received an official Delegation from Uruguay in order to improve relations between both nations.[http://aztv.az/readnews.php?lang=en&id=1342 President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a Uruguayan delegation led by chairman of the House of Representatives of the Parliament Herman Cardoso] In 2016, the Uruguayan government expressed its concerns on the escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh.[https://www.un.int/uruguay/news/gobierno-uruguayo-expresa-preocupaci%C3%B3n-por-escalada-de-violencia-en-la-regi%C3%B3n-de-nagorno Gobierno uruguayo expresa preocupación por escalada de violencia en la región de Nagorno- Karabaj disputada entre Armenia y Azerbaiyán (in Spanish)]

In May 2013, former Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle paid a visit to Azerbaijan to participate in the Southern Caucasus Forum being held in Baku. Former President Lacalle was received by President Ilham Aliyev. In 2014, Azerbaijan opened a diplomatic office in Montevideo.

In May 2019, the Minister of Foreign Relations of Uruguay, Rodolfo Nin Novoa, paid a visit to Azerbaijan, on the occasion of the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue. There he met with President Ilham Aliyev; with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elmar Mammadyarov; with the economy minister, Shahin Mustafayev; and with the Minister of Agriculture, Inam Karimov.{{Cite web|title=Visita del Sr. Canciller Nin Novoa a la República de Azerbaiyán.|url=https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-relaciones-exteriores/comunicacion/noticias/visita-del-sr-canciller-nin-novoa-la-republica-de-azerbaiyan|access-date=2020-07-18|website=Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores|language=es}}

In May 2022, Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Məmmədov paid a visit to Uruguay.{{cite news |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/vicecanciller-azeri-acuso-a-la-comunidad-armenia-de-perjudicar-la-relacion-de-su-pais-con-uruguay-20225235036 |title=Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan visits Uruguay |date=23 May 2022 |newspaper = El Observador |language = es |access-date = 23 May 2022 }}

Both nations have signed several bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on Cooperation between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both nations (2007); Agreement on the elimination of visa requirements for official and diplomatic passport holders (2013); Agreement on Customs Cooperation (2016) and an Agreement on Cultural Cooperation (2017).[https://tratados.mrree.gub.uy/ Agreements between Uruguay and Azerbaijan (in Spanish)]

In 2016, trade between Azerbaijan and Uruguay totaled US$7.6 million.[https://atlas.media.mit.edu/es/profile/country/ury/ International Trade of Uruguay] Uruguay's main trade products to Azerbaijan are cattle and pharmaceuticals.[https://www.presidencia.gub.uy/comunicacion/comunicacionnoticias/agguerre-ganado-en-piez-azerbaiyan-garrapata-minas Uruguay obtuvo la habilitación para colocar ganado en pie en Azerbaiyán (in Spanish)] Azerbaijan does not export products to Uruguay.

• Azerbaijan has a diplomatic office in Montevideo.[http://buenosaires.mfa.gov.az/content/37#link1 Diplomatic office of Azerbaijan in Uruguay]
• Uruguay is accredited to Azerbaijan from its embassy in Tehran, Iran.

==See also==

• Foreign relations of Azerbaijan
• Foreign relations of Uruguay
• Demographics of Uruguay

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