Relationship dossier
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Relationship assessment
Practical economic cooperation under bilateral agreements, with the breadth of engagement unclear.
Azerbaijan toward Belgium
+20Azerbaijan joined Belgium in establishing bilateral frameworks for economic, industrial, scientific and technological cooperation and for addressing double taxation, supporting practical engagement with the Belgian government.
Belgium toward Azerbaijan
+20Belgium joined Azerbaijan in establishing bilateral frameworks for economic, industrial, scientific and technological cooperation and for addressing double taxation, providing a basis for practical engagement with the Azerbaijani government.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a practical economic foundation in bilateral cooperation and tax agreements. The known arrangements support engagement, but their implementation and the wider depth of government 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
Azerbaijan and Belgium have pursued practical economic cooperation, including a bilateral agreement on economic, industrial, scientific and technological cooperation and a convention addressing double taxation. These arrangements provide a basis for government-to-government and commercial engagement, though the scope and implementation of cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Azerbaijan and Belgium signed a convention addressing double taxation.
The governments concluded an agreement on economic, industrial, scientific and technological cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral economic cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-level cooperation is uncertain.