Relationship dossier
Armenia
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Cooperation includes Swiss development assistance and bilateral travel and migration arrangements
Armenia toward Switzerland
+20Armenia has participated in bilateral arrangements with Switzerland on travel and migration, including visa facilitation and readmission. The scope of their implementation is unclear.
Switzerland toward Armenia
+25Switzerland has provided development cooperation in Armenia, including through cooperation programmes for the South Caucasus that cover Armenia.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship is characterized by practical cooperation, particularly Swiss development assistance and bilateral arrangements concerning travel and migration. These provide a basis for constructive ties, while the scale of cooperation and implementation of the arrangements remain unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Armenia and Switzerland maintain a cooperative relationship that includes Swiss development cooperation in Armenia and bilateral arrangements on travel and migration. Switzerland also facilitated the 2009 Armenia–Turkey normalization process, though that initiative did not produce an enduring bilateral settlement between Armenia and Turkey. The breadth and implementation of direct Armenia–Switzerland cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
Armenia and Switzerland concluded bilateral arrangements concerning visa facilitation and readmission.
Switzerland's South Caucasus cooperation programme included Armenia.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements on travel and migration are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of Swiss development cooperation with Armenia are uncertain.