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Relationship dossier

Kuwait Venezuela

Relationship assessment

Limited bilateral cooperation, with senior engagement focused on oil-market coordination

Kuwait toward Venezuela

+15

Kuwait received Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in 2016 during discussions aimed at coordinating oil-market policy. The engagement indicates practical cooperation on energy issues.

Venezuela toward Kuwait

+15

Venezuela engaged Kuwait at senior level during Nicolás Maduro’s 2016 visit, seeking coordination on oil-market policy. This indicates practical cooperation on energy issues.

Overall relationship

+15

The relationship includes senior-level engagement on oil-market coordination, notably during Maduro’s 2016 visit to Kuwait. This provides a concrete basis for limited cooperation, while the breadth and durability of bilateral activity beyond energy 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Kuwait and Venezuela have engaged at senior level on oil-market issues, including during Nicolás Maduro’s 2016 visit to Kuwait amid efforts to coordinate OPEC action. This indicates some practical cooperation, though the breadth and durability of bilateral cooperation beyond energy are unclear.

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