Relationship dossier
Azerbaijan
Czech Republic
Relationship assessment
Energy and trade links underpin a practical Azerbaijan–Czech Republic relationship.
Azerbaijan toward Czech Republic
+30Azerbaijan has supplied crude oil to the Czech market, making energy exports a concrete element of its bilateral economic relationship with the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic toward Azerbaijan
+30Czech authorities have authorized arms exports to Azerbaijan, alongside Czech–Azerbaijani economic cooperation and high-level bilateral engagement.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship is shaped chiefly by energy trade and economic engagement, with Czech arms exports providing an additional concrete area of cooperation. These ties support a positive but not especially broad bilateral partnership.
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 the Czech Republic have built practical ties around energy and trade. Azerbaijani crude oil has been an important energy export to the Czech market, while Czech authorities have authorized arms exports to Azerbaijan. High-level contacts and economic cooperation have reinforced the relationship, though its breadth and the extent of cooperation beyond these areas are less clear.
Key developments
Azerbaijan became an important supplier of crude oil to the Czech market.
Czech President Miloš Zeman visited Azerbaijan and held high-level talks with President Ilham Aliyev.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Azerbaijani crude oil exports to the Czech Republic are unclear.
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic agreements are unclear.
- The extent of Czech arms-export authorizations and related conditions is unclear.