Relationship dossier
Cuba
Malaysia
Relationship assessment
Friendly ties, with Malaysian diplomatic support for Cuba and bilateral cooperation in several fields.
Cuba toward Malaysia
+20The Cuban government has pursued bilateral cooperation with Malaysia, including exchanges and cooperation in fields such as education and health. The scale and continuity of these initiatives are unclear.
Malaysia toward Cuba
+20The Malaysian government has repeatedly supported UN resolutions calling for an end to the US embargo on Cuba and has maintained bilateral cooperation with the Cuban government.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship combines bilateral exchanges and cooperation with Malaysia's sustained diplomatic support for ending the US embargo on Cuba. The known pattern is cooperative, although the depth and practical results of bilateral initiatives are uncertain.
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 Malaysia have maintained bilateral cooperation, including government-level exchanges and cooperation in areas such as education and health. Malaysia has also repeatedly supported UN resolutions calling for an end to the US embargo on Cuba. These actions indicate friendly ties, though the scale and continuity of practical cooperation are not fully clear.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The scale of current educational, health and trade cooperation is uncertain.