Relationship dossier
Iraq
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
A notable diplomatic opening in 2000, with limited clarity about the relationship’s broader scope and continuity.
Iraq toward Venezuela
+10Iraq received Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez during his 2000 visit to Baghdad, where he met Saddam Hussein. The broader extent of Iraqi government cooperation with Venezuela is unclear.
Venezuela toward Iraq
+15Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez visited Baghdad in 2000 and met Saddam Hussein, demonstrating direct diplomatic engagement with Iraq. The broader scope and continuity of Venezuelan cooperation with Iraq are unclear.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship includes a prominent episode of direct diplomatic engagement in 2000, but its broader institutional depth and continuity across subsequent governments are 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
Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez visited Baghdad in 2000 and met Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, a notable episode of direct diplomatic engagement. The relationship’s broader scope and continuity across later Iraqi and Venezuelan governments are unclear.
Key developments
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez visited Baghdad and met Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond the 2000 visit is unclear.
- The continuity of bilateral engagement under later governments is unclear.