Relationship dossier
Austria
Morocco
Relationship assessment
Constructive political engagement, including Austrian support for Morocco’s Western Sahara autonomy plan
Austria toward Morocco
+20Austria expressed support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara as a serious and credible contribution to a solution during the Austrian foreign minister’s 2023 visit to Rabat.
Morocco toward Austria
+20Morocco hosted the Austrian foreign minister for high-level talks in Rabat in 2023 and engaged in bilateral political dialogue.
Overall relationship
+20High-level political engagement and Austria’s supportive position on Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara are positive features of the relationship. The available scope of cooperation beyond these political matters is 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
Austria and Morocco maintain constructive bilateral relations, including high-level political engagement. During a 2023 visit to Rabat, Austria expressed support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara as a serious and credible contribution to a solution. The scope and practical results of wider bilateral cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
During a visit to Rabat, Austria expressed support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara as a serious and credible contribution to a solution.
The Austrian foreign minister held high-level bilateral talks in Rabat.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond political dialogue are unclear.
- The extent of follow-up to the 2023 discussions is uncertain.