Relationship dossier
Kuwait
Montenegro
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation includes Kuwaiti development financing and economic cooperation arrangements
Kuwait toward Montenegro
+20Kuwait has supported development in Montenegro through Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development financing for a water-sector project and has participated in bilateral economic cooperation arrangements.
Montenegro toward Kuwait
+15Montenegro has engaged Kuwait through bilateral economic cooperation arrangements, providing a framework for government-to-government cooperation. Details of further Montenegro-led initiatives specifically directed toward Kuwait are limited.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a cooperative economic component, including Kuwaiti development financing for a Montenegrin water-sector project and bilateral cooperation arrangements. The known engagement supports a positive assessment, while the breadth and practical effects of the wider relationship 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
Kuwait and Montenegro have maintained bilateral cooperation, including economic cooperation arrangements and Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development financing for a water-sector project in Montenegro. These provide concrete grounds for a cooperative assessment, though the scope and implementation of broader bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development provided financing for a water-sector project in Montenegro.
Kuwait and Montenegro concluded bilateral economic cooperation arrangements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- Details of Montenegro’s government initiatives specifically directed toward Kuwait are limited.