Relationship dossier
Cuba
Cyprus
Relationship assessment
Friendly ties marked by mutual support on multilateral issues
Cuba toward Cyprus
+15Cuba has supported a settlement of the Cyprus question, including the Republic of Cyprus's position in international forums.
Cyprus toward Cuba
+15Cyprus has supported United Nations resolutions calling for an end to the United States embargo on Cuba.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship is characterized by friendly political ties and reciprocal support on multilateral issues, notably the Cyprus question and United Nations calls to end the United States embargo on Cuba. The breadth of practical bilateral cooperation is less clear.
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
Cuba and Cyprus have maintained friendly relations, with mutual support on prominent multilateral issues: Cuba has supported a settlement of the Cyprus question, while Cyprus has backed United Nations calls to end the United States embargo on Cuba. These positions indicate modest political cooperation, though the scope of direct bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of direct bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of recent government cooperation beyond multilateral positions is unclear.