Relationship dossier
Iran
Kyrgyzstan
Relationship assessment
Iran and Kyrgyzstan have pursued practical cooperation through bilateral agreements and high-level visits
Iran toward Kyrgyzstan
+25Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited Kyrgyzstan in 2015, and the two governments signed agreements addressing bilateral cooperation, including economic matters.
Kyrgyzstan toward Iran
+20Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev visited Iran in 2016, and the Kyrgyz government engaged in bilateral agreements and talks on economic and transport cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a cooperative institutional basis, with reciprocal high-level engagement and agreements focused on practical economic and transport links. The scale and sustained implementation of these initiatives are unclear, and no major bilateral confrontation is identified in this assessment.
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
Iran and Kyrgyzstan have pursued practical cooperation through high-level visits and bilateral agreements, including in economic and transport-related fields. The relationship appears generally cooperative, although its breadth and the implementation of announced initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited Kyrgyzstan, where the governments signed agreements on bilateral cooperation.
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev visited Iran for talks on bilateral and economic cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic and transport initiatives are unclear.
- Details of recent government cooperation are limited.