Relationship dossier
Iran
Suriname
Relationship assessment
Iran and Suriname have pursued limited diplomatic and bilateral cooperation
Iran toward Suriname
+20Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi visited Suriname in 2012, and the two governments pursued bilateral cooperation agreements.
Suriname toward Iran
+20Suriname received Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in 2012 and engaged in bilateral cooperation initiatives with Iran.
Overall relationship
+15High-level engagement and bilateral cooperation initiatives provide a basis for a cooperative relationship. The known initiatives do not establish the breadth or continuity of a close partnership.
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 Suriname have pursued diplomatic cooperation, including high-level engagement and bilateral agreements. The relationship appears cooperative, though its scope and durability are difficult to characterize from the known bilateral initiatives.
Key developments
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi visited Suriname, with the two governments pursuing bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of sustained government-to-government engagement is uncertain.