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Azerbaijan–Uruguay relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Uruguay.
In 1991, Azerbaijan obtained its independence after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. On 12 January 1995, Azerbaijan and Uruguay established diplomatic relations.[1] In September 2011, a Uruguayan Delegation paid a visit to Azerbaijan to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Azerbaijani independence.[2] In July 2012, Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov paid an official visit to Uruguay and met with President José Mujica.[2]
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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[4] In 2016, the Uruguayan government expressed its concerns on the escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh.[5]
In May 2013, former Uruguayan President Luis Alberto Lacalle paid a visit to Azerbaijan to participate in the Southern Caucus Forum being held in Baku. Former President Lacalle was received by President Ilham Aliyev.[2] In 2014, Azerbaijan opened a diplomatic office in Montevideo.[1]
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).[6]
In 2016, trade between Azerbaijan and Uruguay totaled $7.6 million USD.[7] Uruguay's main trade products to Azerbaijan are cattle and pharmaceuticals.[8] Azerbaijan does not export products to Uruguay.
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