▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Uruguay ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁nation ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁officially ▁recognize ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁gen o cide . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁A GB U ▁Uruguay ▁Chapter ▁opened ▁its ▁offices ▁in ▁Monte video . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Armen ia ▁reg ained ▁independence ▁after ▁the ▁D iss ol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Armen ia ▁and ▁Uruguay ▁established ▁diplom atic ▁relations . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Armen ian ▁President ▁Lev on ▁Ter - P et ros yan ▁paid ▁an ▁official ▁visit ▁to ▁Uruguay . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Uruguay ▁opened ▁an ▁honor ary ▁cons ulate ▁in ▁Y ere van . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Uruguay an ▁Foreign ▁Minister , ▁Luis ▁Al mag ro ▁Lem es ▁paid ▁an ▁official ▁visit ▁to ▁Armen ia , ▁the ▁highest ▁Uruguay an ▁official ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁local ▁Armen ian ▁organizations ▁are ▁den oun cing ▁efforts ▁by ▁Turkey ▁to ▁minim ize ▁Armen ian ▁presence . ▁ ▁State ▁vis its ▁President ial ▁vis its ▁from ▁Armen ia ▁to ▁Uruguay ▁ ▁President ▁Lev on ▁Ter - P et ros yan ▁( 1 9 9 2 ) ▁ ▁President ▁Robert ▁Koch ary an ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁