Relationship dossier
Australia
Cyprus
Relationship assessment
Cooperation through Cyprus peacekeeping, social-security coordination and support for a UN-led settlement
Australia toward Cyprus
+25Australia has contributed personnel to the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus and has supported a UN-led settlement of the Cyprus issue.
Cyprus toward Australia
+20Cyprus participates with Australia in bilateral social-security coordination, providing a concrete framework for cooperation between the governments.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes sustained international engagement around peacekeeping and the Cyprus issue, as well as a bilateral social-security framework. These features indicate practical cooperation, while the breadth of other bilateral arrangements is less clear.
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
Australia and Cyprus have a cooperative relationship, including Australian participation in the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus and bilateral social-security coordination. Australia has supported a UN-led settlement of the Cyprus issue. These are substantive areas of engagement, though the scope of wider bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Australia began contributing to the UN peacekeeping mission in Cyprus.
Australia and Cyprus established bilateral social-security coordination through an agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implementation of bilateral social-security coordination are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation beyond peacekeeping and the Cyprus issue are limited.