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Relationship dossier

Cuba Sri Lanka

Relationship assessment

Friendly ties marked by mutual diplomatic support in multilateral forums

Cuba toward Sri Lanka

+25

Cuba opposed a 2012 United Nations Human Rights Council resolution on Sri Lanka, supporting the Sri Lankan government's position in that proceeding.

Sri Lanka toward Cuba

+25

Sri Lanka has repeatedly voted at the United Nations General Assembly against the United States embargo on Cuba, supporting Cuba's longstanding campaign to end it.

Overall relationship

+25

The relationship is characterized by diplomatic solidarity in multilateral forums, including Sri Lanka's opposition to the United States embargo on Cuba and Cuba's support for Sri Lanka in a 2012 Human Rights Council proceeding. The breadth of cooperation beyond these issues 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Cuba and Sri Lanka have maintained friendly relations, with concrete cooperation chiefly reflected in multilateral diplomacy. Sri Lanka has repeatedly opposed the United States embargo on Cuba at the United Nations General Assembly. Cuba has supported Sri Lanka in United Nations Human Rights Council proceedings, including by opposing a resolution on Sri Lanka in 2012. The extent of wider bilateral cooperation is unclear.

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