Relationship dossier
Fiji
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Fiji–UAE relations include practical cooperation on renewable energy and development
Fiji toward United Arab Emirates
+20Fiji has engaged in bilateral cooperation with the United Arab Emirates on renewable energy and development initiatives, including collaboration associated with UAE-backed Pacific projects.
United Arab Emirates toward Fiji
+25The United Arab Emirates has supported development initiatives involving Fiji and pursued bilateral cooperation on renewable energy.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by practical development and renewable-energy cooperation, including UAE-backed Pacific initiatives involving Fiji. The known cooperative agenda supports a positive overall assessment, while its scope and durability are uncertain.
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
Fiji and the United Arab Emirates have pursued practical cooperation, including renewable-energy collaboration and UAE-backed development initiatives in the Pacific that involved Fiji. These initiatives support a positive relationship, although the breadth and continuity of bilateral government cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
Fiji and the United Arab Emirates pursued bilateral cooperation on renewable energy.
The UAE-backed Pacific Partnership Fund supported renewable-energy initiatives in Pacific countries, including Fiji.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral renewable-energy cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond development and energy initiatives is uncertain.