Relationship dossier
Dominican Republic
France
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation includes agreements signed during a 2015 French presidential visit.
Dominican Republic toward France
+20During François Hollande’s 2015 visit, the Dominican Republic joined France in signing bilateral cooperation agreements, including in areas such as education and culture.
France toward Dominican Republic
+20During François Hollande’s 2015 visit, France signed bilateral cooperation agreements with the Dominican Republic, including in areas such as education and culture.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a cooperative basis reflected in bilateral agreements and high-level engagement. The known examples support a positive assessment, while the scale and durability of practical cooperation remain 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
The Dominican Republic and France have pursued bilateral cooperation, including agreements associated with French President François Hollande’s 2015 visit to the Dominican Republic. The relationship includes practical cooperation, though its breadth and implementation are not clear from the known examples.
Key developments
During French President François Hollande’s visit to the Dominican Republic, the two governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements, including in education and culture.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-to-government cooperation is uncertain.