Relationship dossier
Dominican Republic
Morocco
Relationship assessment
Political alignment over Morocco’s autonomy proposal for Western Sahara, alongside limited bilateral cooperation
Dominican Republic toward Morocco
+40The Dominican Republic has supported Morocco’s autonomy proposal for Western Sahara and announced a consulate in Dakhla in 2022, a concrete expression of political alignment with Morocco.
Morocco toward Dominican Republic
+15Morocco has engaged in bilateral cooperation with the Dominican Republic, including an agreement facilitating travel for holders of diplomatic or official passports. The extent of other Moroccan government initiatives toward the Dominican Republic is unclear.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship includes a visible political alignment on Morocco’s autonomy proposal for Western Sahara, reinforced by the Dominican Republic’s 2022 consulate announcement in Dakhla. A bilateral travel arrangement provides a further, limited basis for cooperation. The broader institutional and practical scope of bilateral ties 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
Overview
The Dominican Republic has supported Morocco’s autonomy proposal for Western Sahara and announced a consulate in Dakhla in 2022, signaling concrete political alignment with Morocco. Bilateral cooperation also includes an agreement facilitating travel for holders of diplomatic or official passports. The scope and implementation of wider cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
The Dominican Republic announced the opening of a consulate in Dakhla, aligning its diplomatic presence with Morocco’s position on Western Sahara.
Morocco and the Dominican Republic concluded an arrangement facilitating travel for holders of diplomatic or official passports.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of broader bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- The practical status and activities of the announced Dominican consulate in Dakhla are unclear.