Relationship dossier
Azerbaijan
Slovakia
Relationship assessment
Azerbaijan and Slovakia have expanded cooperation through a strategic partnership and energy agreements.
Azerbaijan toward Slovakia
+35Azerbaijan entered a strategic partnership with Slovakia and agreed to supply Azerbaijani gas to the Slovak market through SOCAR.
Slovakia toward Azerbaijan
+35Slovakia entered a strategic partnership with Azerbaijan and agreed to purchase Azerbaijani gas through its state-linked supplier.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative foundation in the strategic partnership and bilateral energy arrangements, including an agreement on Azerbaijani gas supplies to Slovakia. The breadth and implementation of these newer arrangements are not clear enough to characterize the relationship as a close 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 Slovakia expanded bilateral cooperation through a strategic partnership and an agreement for Azerbaijani gas supplies to Slovakia. The agreements indicate concrete cooperation in energy and broader bilateral relations, though the scope and implementation of the newer framework remain unclear.
Key developments
Azerbaijan and Slovakia agreed to establish a strategic partnership during a visit by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico to Baku.
SOCAR and Slovakia's SPP agreed on Azerbaijani gas supplies to Slovakia.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the strategic partnership and gas-supply arrangements are unclear.