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Azerbaijan–Romania relations
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Foreign relations exist between Azerbaijan and Romania. The countries have established embassies in their respective capitals. The Azerbaijani president visited Romania in October 2004 and the two nations have signed over fifty separate agreements to date.[1] Azerbaijan has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Baku. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.

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History

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Relations between the two countries date back to the 15th century when Uzun Hasan and Moldavian prince Stephen III signed an agreement on military cooperation. This cooperation continued during the Safavid reign. It is believed that the first printing work in Azerbaijan appeared with the help of prince Dimitrie Cantemir. Accompanying Peter the Great on his journey to the Ciscaspian territories, Dimitrie wrote the text of the appeal to the king to the local population in Azerbaijani. In World War I, the Kingdom of Romania was on the side of the Allies, while the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was on the side of the Central Powers.

Romania officially recognized Azerbaijan's independence on December 11, 1991. The Embassy of Romania in Azerbaijan was opened on November 3, 1998, and Embassy of Azerbaijan in Romania on May 19, 2001. Daniel Cristian Ciobanu is an ambassador of Romania in Azerbaijan and Farid Abdinbayov is an ambassador of Azerbaijan in Romania appointed by decree of Azerbaijani president dated June 27, 2013.[2]

The two countries established diplomatic relations on June 19, 1992. While the two share mutual areas in multiple areas, the main focus has been on trade and energy links,[3] with trade delegations and frequent talks regarding the further development of such ties and an increase in bilateral trade since trade originating from Azerbaijan approximately five times the quantity ($161 million) of those from Romania ($31.83 million).[4][5]

As an existing member, Romania has been a strong advocate of Azerbaijan's future membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), pointing out the strategic importance of the country for trade and shipping, particularly with a view towards Afghanistan.[6]

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Agreements

In 2000, Azerbaijan and Romania signed an agreement on bilateral defence cooperation,[7] followed by a similar agreement on information sharing in 2004.[8] In December 2007, a Romanian energy delegation visited Azerbaijan. The two parties discussed a gas pipeline and emphasised the importance of the two nations' cooperation in order to provide "energy security in Europe".[9][10]

State visits

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In 2004, the Azeri president made a two-day state visit to Romania, during which time, the two leaders held private meetings on a range of issues, including, inter alia, the relationship between the two countries and opportunities for cooperation on counter- terrorism. Eleven separate were signed as a result of these meetings.[11] Also during this visit, the president officially opened a new embassy building, emphasising the role of the embassy in the continuation and development of relations between the nations.[11]

High-level mutual visits

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Documents

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Political sphere

Documents Date Location
1 Protocol on cooperation between Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania 27 April 1995 Baku
2 Memorandum of Intent between the Government of Azerbaijan and the Government of Romania 27 April 1995 Baku
3 Declaration on establishment of friendship relations and partnership between Azerbaijan and Romania 2 July 1995 Bucharest
4 Agreement on friendship relations and cooperation between the Azerbaijan and Romania 27 March 1996 Baku
5 Declaration on development of friendship relations and partnership between Azerbaijan and Romania 30 June 1998 Bucharest
6 Declaration on partnership between Azerbaijan and Romania 29 October 2002 Baku
7 Joint Declaration of President of Azerbaijan and President of Romania 2004 and 2006 Baku and Bucharest
8 Declaration on Agreement of establishing strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and Romania 28 September 2009 Bucharest
9 Joint Action Plan on the realization of strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and Romania 18 April 2011 Baku
10 Protocol of Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania 18 April 2011 Baku

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Resident diplomatic missions

  • Azerbaijan has an embassy in Bucharest.
  • Romania has an embassy in Baku.

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