Relationship dossier
Armenia
Vietnam
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties supported by high-level visits and cooperation agreements
Armenia toward Vietnam
+25Armenian presidents and officials have engaged in high-level visits to Vietnam, and Armenia has pursued bilateral agreements addressing trade and cooperation in fields including science, technology, education and culture.
Vietnam toward Armenia
+25Vietnamese presidents and officials have engaged in high-level visits to Armenia, and Vietnam has pursued bilateral agreements addressing trade and cooperation in fields including science, technology, education and culture.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a sustained cooperative framework, reflected in high-level exchanges and agreements across several areas. The available scope of these arrangements supports a constructive but not clearly close partnership.
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 Vietnam have pursued bilateral cooperation through high-level visits and agreements covering areas such as trade, science, technology, education and culture. Their relationship appears constructive, though the scope and implementation of cooperation are not clear enough to characterize it as a close partnership.
Key developments
Armenia and Vietnam established diplomatic relations.
Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet visited Armenia, with bilateral cooperation discussed.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited Vietnam, and the countries advanced cooperation in several fields.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited Vietnam and the countries signed cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of current trade and other government-to-government cooperation is uncertain.