with Belgium
AZERBAIJAN-BELGIUM BILATERAL RELATIONS
|
1991, December 31 |
– Recognition of Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan |
|
1992, June 17 |
– Establishment of Diplomatic Relations |
|
1995 |
– Opening of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Belgium |
|
2007 |
– Opening of the Belgian Embassy in Azerbaijan |
High level visits:
Visits of the heads of State and Government
1994, May 3-5 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Heydar Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
1995, May 4-5 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Heydar Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
1996, April 22-23 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Heydar Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
1998, April 13-15 - visit of H.E. Mr. Jean-Luc Dehaene, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium
2004, May 17-19 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2006, November 6-8 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2009, April 27-29 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2011, June 21-23 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2012, February 15 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2013, June 20-21 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2014, January 14-15 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2017, Febrary 6 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2017, November 24 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2018, July 12 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2019, May 13-14 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2021, December 13- 15 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2022, April 6-7 - working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2022, May 22 -working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2022, August 31 -working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2023, May 13 -working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2023, July 14 -working visit of H.E. Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Visits of the Presidents of Parliaments
2005, April 6-7 - visit of H.E. Mr. Herman De Croo, President of the Chamber of Representatives of the Belgian Federal Parliament
2013, June 3-6 - visit of H.E. Mr. Ogtay Asadov, President of Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Visits of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs
2011, December 7 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2012, February 15 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2012, April 19-22 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2012, December 4-5 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2013, July 22 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2013, December 3 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2014, July 22 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2015, April 27-29 - official visit of Mr. Didier Reynders, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of Belgium
2015, May 15 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2015, December 1-2 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2016, May 31-June 1 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2016, October 4-5 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2016, December 7 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2018, February 9 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2018, May 14 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2018, July 11-12 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2019, April 4-5 - working visit of Mr. Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2020, December 17-19 - working visit of Mr. Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2021, November 14 -17 - working visit of Mr. Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2022, December 12 - working visit of Mr. Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2023, March 20 - working visit of Mr. Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2023, August 24-25 - working visit of Mrs. Hadja Lahbib, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
2023, December 11 - working visit of Mr. Jeyhun Bayramov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation
The inter-parliamentary working groups have been established in the parliaments of both countries. Head of the working group from Azerbaijani side is Mr. Kamal Jafarov.
2022, 24-25 may -visit of Head of the working group from Azerbaijani side Mr. Kamal Jafarov and MP Mr.Erkin Qadirli
2022, 30 november-3 december - visit of MP, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign and Interparliamentary relation Mr.Samad Seyidov
Others official visits:
2011, October 4 - visit of Mr. Geert Muylle, Director General of the Bilateral Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
2012, March 5-8 - visit of Mr. Ali Hasanov, deputy Prime minister of Azerbaijan to Belgium
2012, November 22-23 - visit of Mr.Mahmud Mammad-Guliyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2013, August 30 - visit of Mr.Shahin Mustafayev, Minister of economic development to Belgium
2014, February 3 - visit of Mr.Mahmud Mammad-Guliyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2014, September 12-13 - visit of Mr.Azad Rahimov, minister of youth and sport of Azerbaijan to Belgium
2015, April 29-May1 - visit of Mr.Pieter De Crem, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade of Belgium
2015, May 7 - visit of Mr.Mahmud Mammad-Guliyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2015, June 12 - visit of Mr. René Collin, Minister of Sport of the Region of Wallonia, Belgium
2016, April 14 - visit of Mr. Xalaf Xalafov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2019, June 18 - visit of Mr. Mahmud Mammad-Guliyev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
2022, April 04 - visit of Mr. Xalaf Xalafov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan
Signed documents:
Agreement on the establishment of diplomatic and consular relations between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, 1992, February 20
Agreement on air transport between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, 1998, April 13
Joint Statement of the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Belgium–Luxembourg Economic Union; 1998, April 13
Joint Statement between the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium, 1998, April 13
Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income and Capital Gains between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Kingdom of Belgium, 2004, May 18
Agreement on reciprocal promotion and protection of investments between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Belgium–Luxembourg Economic Union; May 18, 2004
Bilateral agreement on mutual administrative assistance in customs matters between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, 2004, May 18
Trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Belgium (mln USD)
|
Year |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023/10 |
|
Trade turnover |
60.22 |
61.34 |
98.18 |
93.15 |
61.45 |
75.33 |
65.4 |
77.5 |
49.6 |
91.5 |
77.4 |
83.5 |
|
Import |
57.54 |
58.45 |
96.70 |
80.13 |
55.0 |
62.03 |
56.2 |
71 |
48.4 |
58.3 |
66.3 |
63.6 |
|
Export |
2.68 |
2.89 |
1.48 |
13.02 |
6.45 |
13.3 |
9.2 |
6.5 |
1.2 |
33.2 |
11.1 |
19.9 |
|
Balance |
-54.86 |
-55.56 |
-95.21 |
-67.11 |
-48.55 |
-48.73 |
-47 |
-64.5 |
-47.2 |
-25.1 |
-55.2 |
-43.7 |
Source: The State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan
