Relationship dossier
Iraq
Tunisia
Relationship assessment
Iraq and Tunisia have renewed bilateral engagement through high-level visits and cross-sector agreements.
Iraq toward Tunisia
+30The Iraqi government received Tunisian President Kais Saied in Baghdad in 2024, where the two governments announced agreements and memoranda covering areas including trade, transport, education, and security.
Tunisia toward Iraq
+30The Tunisian government sent President Kais Saied to Baghdad in 2024 for high-level talks with Iraq and joined in announcing agreements and memoranda covering areas including trade, transport, education, and security.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship includes concrete high-level engagement and a package of cross-sector agreements, providing a basis for cooperation beyond formal diplomatic ties. The practical implementation and durability of this engagement 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
Iraq and Tunisia have pursued renewed bilateral engagement through high-level visits and agreements covering several areas of cooperation. The Tunisian president’s 2024 visit to Baghdad and the associated agreements indicate substantive cooperation, although the depth and implementation of these arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
Tunisian President Kais Saied visited Baghdad, and the governments announced agreements and memoranda across several areas of cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and practical scope of the agreements announced during the 2024 visit are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing cooperation beyond high-level engagement and the announced agreements is uncertain.