Relationship dossier
Cuba
Turkmenistan
Relationship assessment
Cuba and Turkmenistan have engaged in modest bilateral cooperation, including agreements in several civilian fields.
Cuba toward Turkmenistan
+20Cuba received Turkmenistan's president during a 2011 visit and concluded bilateral cooperation arrangements covering civilian areas, including health, culture, education and sport.
Turkmenistan toward Cuba
+20Turkmenistan's president visited Cuba in 2011 and engaged in bilateral cooperation, with agreements concluded in civilian areas including health, culture, education and sport.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has included high-level engagement and agreements for cooperation in several civilian fields. These arrangements indicate a cooperative but relatively limited bilateral structure; their implementation and durability 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 Turkmenistan have pursued modest bilateral cooperation, including high-level engagement and agreements covering areas such as health, culture, education and sport. The relationship appears cooperative, but its breadth and implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Turkmenistan's president visited Cuba, and the two governments concluded cooperation agreements in civilian fields including health, culture, education and sport.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of sustained government-to-government cooperation beyond high-level engagement are limited.