Relationship dossier
Azerbaijan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Relationship assessment
Bilateral partnership and Azerbaijani flood assistance underpin cooperative relations.
Azerbaijan toward Bosnia and Herzegovina
+20Azerbaijan signed a friendship and partnership agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina during Ilham Aliyev’s 2012 visit and provided financial assistance after the 2014 floods.
Bosnia and Herzegovina toward Azerbaijan
+15Bosnia and Herzegovina entered into a friendship and partnership agreement with Azerbaijan in 2012, providing a formal framework for bilateral cooperation. Further concrete government initiatives by Bosnia and Herzegovina are unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a formal partnership framework and includes Azerbaijani assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina after severe flooding. These are tangible cooperative features, although the breadth and durability of practical collaboration 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina have pursued formal bilateral cooperation, including a friendship and partnership agreement signed during Ilham Aliyev’s 2012 visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Azerbaijan also provided financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina after the 2014 floods. These measures indicate practical cooperation, though the scope and continuity of wider government collaboration are unclear.
Key developments
Azerbaijan and Bosnia and Herzegovina signed a friendship and partnership agreement during Ilham Aliyev’s visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Azerbaijan provided financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina following the 2014 floods.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of subsequent government cooperation and the extent of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s assistance to Azerbaijan are limited.