Bilateral relations exist between Azerbaijan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in diplomatic, socio-economic, military and other spheres.

On September 23, 2011, Azerbaijani foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov held an official meeting with Congolese Foreign Minister Alexis Tambwe Mwamba, during which the parties signed a joint communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries.

[1][2] Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Leonard She Okitundu paid a working visit to Azerbaijan to attend the Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement on April 4–6, 2018.

[1] In September 2016, Azerbaijan exported 10 upgraded BTR – 70 armored personnel carriers to the Congo.

[7] In 2012, a Committee on the Democratic Republic of the Congo was established in the United Nations Security Council (UN).