On March 5, in New York, a Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Independent State of Samoa was signed.
The communiqué was signed by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations, Paruyr Hovhannisyan, and the Permanent Representative of the Independent State of Samoa, Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Pa'olelei Luteru.
Thus, Samoa became the 187th country with which the Republic of Armenia has established diplomatic relations.