ArmInfo.Armenia opens General Consulate in the biggest city of the of United Arabian Emirates - Dubai. The corresponding Resolution was approved at the Government Session on January 12.
Currently there are about 3 thousand Armenians residing in Dubai. There are regulkar flights from Armenia to Dubai, and the economic cooperation is actively developing. To mention, Armenia has also an Embassy in Dubai. According to media information, Ex-Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan may be assigned to the post of General Council.
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and UAE have been established on June 25, 1998 in New York, signing the appropriate Agreement. The UAE Embassy in Armenia has been opened in February 2015.