Relationship dossier
Bulgaria
Turkmenistan
Relationship assessment
Bulgaria and Turkmenistan maintain modest bilateral economic cooperation.
Bulgaria toward Turkmenistan
+15The Bulgarian government has pursued economic cooperation with Turkmenistan through bilateral agreements and an intergovernmental commission.
Turkmenistan toward Bulgaria
+15The Turkmen government has engaged Bulgaria through bilateral economic agreements and the intergovernmental commission.
Overall relationship
+15Bilateral economic arrangements and government contacts provide a basis for constructive relations. The known cooperation is more limited than a sustained strategic partnership, and its practical scope is 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 Turkmenistan maintain bilateral economic cooperation, including through an intergovernmental commission and agreements covering areas such as trade and investment. High-level contacts have supported this cooperation. The relationship appears constructive, though its scope and implementation are not clear enough to characterize it as a close partnership.
Key developments
Bulgaria and Turkmenistan established an intergovernmental commission to support bilateral economic cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral economic agreements are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.