Relationship dossier
Azerbaijan
Ecuador
Relationship assessment
Formal bilateral ties include agreements on diplomatic-passport travel and cooperation.
Azerbaijan toward Ecuador
+15Azerbaijan concluded bilateral agreements with Ecuador during the Ecuadorian foreign minister’s 2013 visit, including an arrangement on visa-free travel for diplomatic passport holders.
Ecuador toward Azerbaijan
+15Ecuador’s foreign minister visited Azerbaijan in 2013 and concluded bilateral agreements, including an arrangement on visa-free travel for diplomatic passport holders.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship is characterized by formal diplomatic ties and concrete bilateral agreements, including an arrangement facilitating travel by diplomatic-passport holders. The known cooperation is limited in scope, and its broader durability and implementation 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 Ecuador established diplomatic relations in 2004. A 2013 visit by Ecuador’s foreign minister to Azerbaijan resulted in bilateral agreements, including an arrangement on visa-free travel for diplomatic passport holders. These steps indicate modest, formalized cooperation, while the breadth and subsequent implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Ecuador’s foreign minister visited Azerbaijan and the countries concluded bilateral agreements, including an arrangement on visa-free travel for diplomatic passport holders.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements beyond diplomatic-passport travel are unclear.
- The extent of sustained economic and other government cooperation is unclear.