Relationship dossier
Azerbaijan
Italy
Relationship assessment
A substantial, energy-centered partnership underpinned by Azerbaijani gas exports to Italy
Azerbaijan toward Italy
+40Azerbaijan's strategic partnership with Italy and the development of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline support gas exports to the Italian market. Energy cooperation is a central feature of Azerbaijan's bilateral engagement with Italy.
Italy toward Azerbaijan
+40Italy's energy relationship with Azerbaijan includes purchasing Azerbaijani gas delivered through the Trans Adriatic Pipeline. The two governments also established a strategic partnership and pursued broader economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+40The enduring relationship is a substantial energy partnership, reinforced by a strategic partnership declaration and pipeline infrastructure linking Azerbaijani gas supplies to Italy. This provides a concrete basis for sustained cooperation, though the relationship appears concentrated in energy and the wider scope of bilateral collaboration is less 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
Azerbaijan and Italy maintain a substantial partnership centered on energy, supported by a 2014 strategic partnership declaration and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, which carries Azerbaijani gas to Italy. Italy is a major market for Azerbaijani energy, and the two governments have pursued broader economic cooperation. The relationship is significant but concentrated in energy, and the breadth of cooperation beyond that area is less clear.
Key developments
Azerbaijan and Italy signed a declaration establishing a strategic partnership.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline began delivering Azerbaijani gas to Italy, strengthening bilateral energy cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation outside the energy sector are unclear.
- The current breadth of government-to-government cooperation under the strategic partnership is uncertain.