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Relationship dossier

France Sri Lanka

Relationship assessment

Modest cooperation through development projects and cultural and defense-related arrangements

France toward Sri Lanka

+25

France has supported development cooperation in Sri Lanka through AFD projects, which began in 2005, and has engaged with Sri Lanka through bilateral cultural and defense-related arrangements.

Sri Lanka toward France

+15

Sri Lanka has participated in bilateral cooperation with France, including development projects supported by AFD and cultural and defense-related arrangements. The extent of Sri Lankan government engagement in these initiatives is unclear.

Overall relationship

+20

The relationship includes sustained development cooperation as well as cultural and defense-related engagement. These arrangements support a cooperative baseline, although their scope and practical depth are not fully clear.

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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

France and Sri Lanka have engaged in development cooperation, including projects supported by France’s development agency, AFD, which began operating in Sri Lanka in 2005. Bilateral cooperation also includes cultural and defense-related arrangements. The available details support a modestly cooperative relationship, though the scope and implementation of cooperation are not fully clear.

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