Relationship dossier
Cuba
Paraguay
Relationship assessment
Cuba-Paraguay ties include medical education cooperation and Paraguayan support for ending the US embargo on Cuba.
Cuba toward Paraguay
+25Cuba has provided Paraguayan students with medical education opportunities, including through its Latin American School of Medicine.
Paraguay toward Cuba
+15Paraguay has supported United Nations resolutions calling for an end to the US embargo on Cuba.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship combines restored diplomatic ties with practical medical education cooperation and Paraguayan support in the United Nations for ending the US embargo. These features indicate a generally cooperative relationship, although the breadth and continuity of bilateral engagement 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
Cuba and Paraguay have maintained diplomatic relations since their restoration in the 1990s. Cuba has provided medical education opportunities to Paraguayan students, while Paraguay has supported United Nations resolutions calling for an end to the US embargo on Cuba. These are concrete areas of cooperation, though the scope and continuity of bilateral programs are unclear.
Key developments
Cuba and Paraguay restored diplomatic relations.
Cuba provided medical education opportunities to Paraguayan students through its Latin American School of Medicine.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Cuban medical education and cooperation programs involving Paraguay are unclear.
- The consistency of Paraguay's policy toward Cuba across successive governments is uncertain.