Relationship dossier
Burundi
Iran
Relationship assessment
Burundi and Iran have pursued practical cooperation through diplomatic engagement and bilateral agreements.
Burundi toward Iran
+20Burundi's government engaged Iran through high-level diplomatic visits and bilateral agreements addressing cooperation in areas including agriculture, energy and trade.
Iran toward Burundi
+20Iran's government engaged Burundi through high-level diplomatic visits and bilateral agreements addressing cooperation in areas including agriculture, energy and trade.
Overall relationship
+20The bilateral relationship includes high-level engagement and agreements for practical cooperation in several sectors. This indicates a cooperative relationship, though the scale and durability of resulting projects are 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
Burundi and Iran have pursued bilateral cooperation through high-level diplomatic engagement and agreements covering areas such as agriculture, energy and trade. These initiatives indicate practical but relatively limited cooperation; the breadth and implementation of the agreements are unclear.
Key developments
Burundi and Iran pursued high-level diplomatic engagement and signed agreements for cooperation in areas including agriculture, energy and trade.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of subsequent government-to-government cooperation are limited.