Relationship dossier
Bahrain
Turkmenistan
Relationship assessment
High-level contacts and bilateral agreements support modest cooperation between Bahrain and Turkmenistan.
Bahrain toward Turkmenistan
+20Bahrain pursued bilateral cooperation with Turkmenistan through high-level engagement, including King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s 2011 visit and agreements concluded during the visit.
Turkmenistan toward Bahrain
+20Turkmenistan engaged Bahrain at the highest level during King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s 2011 visit and participated in bilateral agreements aimed at cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20High-level engagement and bilateral agreements provide a foundation for cooperation, but the known relationship has limited breadth in the areas that can be assessed. The available facts support a modestly cooperative overall characterization.
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 Turkmenistan have pursued bilateral cooperation through high-level contacts and agreements, including during King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa’s visit to Turkmenistan in 2011. The known engagement supports a modestly cooperative assessment, though the scope and continuity of practical cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa visited Turkmenistan, where the two governments concluded bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of sustained economic and diplomatic cooperation are limited.