Relationship dossier
Austria
Vietnam
Relationship assessment
Austria and Vietnam have a cooperative relationship with bilateral investment protection and development ties.
Austria toward Vietnam
+25Austria has supported development and education cooperation with Vietnam and concluded a bilateral investment-protection agreement with the Vietnamese government.
Vietnam toward Austria
+25Vietnam concluded a bilateral investment-protection agreement with Austria and has participated in bilateral cooperation on development and education.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has a durable cooperative framework, including diplomatic ties since 1972 and bilateral investment protection, alongside cooperation in development and education. The scope and implementation of these ties are not fully 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
Austria and Vietnam maintain a cooperative bilateral relationship supported by an investment-protection agreement and cooperation in areas including development and education. The relationship has had diplomatic ties since 1972. The scope and implementation of more recent cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
Austria and Vietnam established diplomatic relations.
Austria and Vietnam concluded a bilateral investment-protection agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral development and education cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of current bilateral cooperation beyond investment protection is uncertain.