Relationship dossier
Azerbaijan
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Azerbaijan and the UAE have built a growing strategic partnership, with renewable energy and investment as prominent areas of cooperation.
Azerbaijan toward United Arab Emirates
+45Azerbaijan has pursued government-to-government strategic cooperation with the UAE and partnered with Masdar on renewable-energy projects, including the Garadagh solar plant. The two governments formalized a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2024.
United Arab Emirates toward Azerbaijan
+45The UAE has advanced energy and investment cooperation with Azerbaijan through Masdar’s renewable-energy projects, including the Garadagh solar plant. The UAE and Azerbaijan formalized a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2024.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship has a cooperative structure reinforced by the 2024 comprehensive strategic partnership and practical collaboration on renewable energy and investment. These initiatives point to growing ties, while the breadth and implementation of the wider partnership remain uncertain.
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 United Arab Emirates have expanded government cooperation, formalized a comprehensive strategic partnership, and pursued joint energy and investment initiatives. A prominent example is Azerbaijan’s cooperation with Masdar on renewable-energy projects, including the Garadagh solar plant. These initiatives indicate substantial cooperation, though the breadth and implementation of the wider partnership are less clear.
Key developments
Azerbaijan inaugurated the 230 MW Garadagh solar power plant, developed with Masdar, a UAE-based renewable-energy company.
Azerbaijan and the UAE signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement during President Ilham Aliyev’s visit to the UAE.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the comprehensive strategic partnership are unclear.
- The scale and delivery timetable of planned bilateral investments are uncertain.