Relationship dossier
Armenia
Iraq
Relationship assessment
Working ties supported by official engagement and bilateral cooperation agreements
Armenia toward Iraq
+20Armenia has pursued bilateral cooperation with Iraq through official engagement and agreements, including during President Serzh Sargsyan’s 2011 visit to Iraq.
Iraq toward Armenia
+20Iraq has engaged with Armenia through bilateral agreements and official contacts, including during President Serzh Sargsyan’s 2011 visit to Iraq.
Overall relationship
+20Official engagement and bilateral cooperation agreements provide a basis for working relations between the two governments. The relationship appears cooperative, though the scale and durability of practical cooperation are 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 Iraq maintain working bilateral ties, with concrete cooperation reflected in agreements and official engagement, including a visit by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to Iraq and bilateral agreements in 2011. The relationship also encompasses economic and cultural cooperation. The scope and implementation of these arrangements are not sufficiently clear to support a stronger assessment.
Key developments
During Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s visit to Iraq, the two governments concluded bilateral agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic and cultural agreements are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-to-government cooperation is uncertain.