Relationship dossier
Bahrain
Latvia
Relationship assessment
Bahrain and Latvia have a modest framework for political consultation.
Bahrain toward Latvia
+15Bahrain's foreign minister participated in the 2017 political consultations with Latvia and agreed to a framework for continued consultations.
Latvia toward Bahrain
+15Latvia's foreign minister visited Bahrain in 2017 and agreed with Bahrain on a framework for political consultations.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a bilateral political-consultation framework, indicating structured engagement beyond diplomatic ties alone. The available picture of wider cooperation and its continuity is limited.
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
Bahrain and Latvia have maintained diplomatic ties and pursued formal political consultations. A 2017 Latvian foreign minister visit to Bahrain included an agreement on political consultations, providing a concrete basis for bilateral engagement. The scale and continuity of cooperation beyond this framework are unclear.
Key developments
Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs visited Bahrain, where the countries agreed on a framework for political consultations.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the political consultations agreement are unclear.
- Details of sustained cooperation beyond high-level political engagement are limited.