Relationship dossier
Jordan
Serbia
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation alongside disagreement over Kosovo
Jordan toward Serbia
+10Jordan has engaged in bilateral cooperation with Serbia, including through agreements signed during King Abdullah II’s 2016 visit. Jordan’s recognition of Kosovo’s independence conflicts with Serbia’s position on Kosovo.
Serbia toward Jordan
+25Serbia has pursued bilateral cooperation with Jordan, including through agreements signed during King Abdullah II’s 2016 visit. The available facts indicate engagement but provide limited detail on its scope and implementation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship combines bilateral engagement, including cooperation agreements, with a major disagreement over Kosovo’s status. This supports a generally cooperative but not closely aligned relationship.
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
Jordan and Serbia have pursued bilateral cooperation, including agreements signed during King Abdullah II’s 2016 visit to Serbia. A significant policy divergence concerns Kosovo: Jordan recognized Kosovo’s independence, while Serbia rejects it. The available facts indicate practical engagement alongside this disagreement, but provide limited detail on the breadth and implementation of cooperation.
Areas of tension
- Jordan’s recognition of Kosovo’s independence conflicts with Serbia’s rejection of Kosovo’s independence.
Key developments
King Abdullah II visited Serbia, and the two countries signed bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing government-to-government cooperation is unclear.