Relationship dossier
Bulgaria
Pakistan
Relationship assessment
Bulgaria–Pakistan ties include institutional economic, scientific and technical cooperation
Bulgaria toward Pakistan
+15Bulgaria participates with Pakistan in a joint commission for economic, scientific and technical cooperation, providing a framework for bilateral engagement.
Pakistan toward Bulgaria
+15Pakistan participates with Bulgaria in a joint commission for economic, scientific and technical cooperation, providing a framework for bilateral engagement.
Overall relationship
+15The bilateral relationship includes an institutional framework for economic, scientific and technical cooperation. The scope and continuity of practical cooperation remain unclear.
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
Bulgaria and Pakistan maintain bilateral cooperation through mechanisms including a joint commission for economic, scientific and technical cooperation. The relationship is supported by institutional engagement, though the scope and continuity of specific cooperation are unclear.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and recent activity of the joint commission are unclear.
- The extent of implementation of bilateral economic and technical arrangements is unclear.