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Relationship dossier

Japan Montenegro

Relationship assessment

Friendly relations marked by Japanese grant assistance and Montenegrin support after the 2011 disaster

Japan toward Montenegro

+15

Japan has provided grant assistance to Montenegro, including support for cultural or public-service needs. The scale and continuity of these programs are unclear.

Montenegro toward Japan

+15

Montenegro provided financial support to Japan following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, a concrete expression of governmental solidarity.

Overall relationship

+15

The relationship is friendly and includes practical Japanese grant assistance to Montenegro and Montenegrin financial support after Japan’s 2011 disaster. These actions indicate cooperation, but do not by themselves demonstrate a broad or intensive bilateral 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Japan and Montenegro maintain friendly relations, with Japan providing grant assistance to Montenegro and Montenegro contributing financial support to Japan after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. These are concrete examples of cooperation, though the scale and breadth of sustained bilateral programs are limited.

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