Relationship dossier
France
Mongolia
Relationship assessment
France and Mongolia have a growing partnership, including strategic cooperation and collaboration on uranium development.
France toward Mongolia
+35France has pursued bilateral strategic cooperation with Mongolia and backed uranium-development collaboration involving French company Orano.
Mongolia toward France
+35Mongolia declared a strategic partnership with France in 2023 and has cooperated with French company Orano on uranium development.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is characterized by a strategic partnership and concrete economic cooperation, particularly in uranium development. These provide a basis for sustained collaboration, although the breadth and implementation of the partnership 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
France and Mongolia have developed a cooperative relationship, including a strategic partnership declared in 2023 and collaboration on uranium development involving French company Orano. High-level visits and bilateral economic cooperation reinforce the relationship, though its broader scope and implementation are not fully clear.
Key developments
France and Mongolia declared a strategic partnership during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Mongolia.
French company Orano and Mongolia advanced cooperation on uranium development.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the 2023 strategic partnership are unclear.
- The future scale of the Orano uranium project and related bilateral cooperation is uncertain.