Relationship dossier
Libya
Vietnam
Relationship assessment
Libya and Vietnam have pursued diplomatic and economic cooperation, including agreements signed during a 2010 high-level visit.
Libya toward Vietnam
+25During Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s 2010 visit to Libya, the two governments concluded agreements and pursued cooperation in investment, trade, and other economic and technical fields.
Vietnam toward Libya
+25Libya hosted Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in 2010 and joined Vietnam in concluding bilateral agreements and cooperation initiatives in investment, trade, and other economic and technical fields.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has included diplomatic engagement and practical cooperation, notably agreements associated with the Vietnamese prime minister’s 2010 visit to Libya. The known cooperation is meaningful but limited in scope, and its continuity and implementation 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
Libya and Vietnam established diplomatic relations in 1975. A 2010 visit by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to Libya produced bilateral agreements and cooperation initiatives in areas including investment, trade, and other economic and technical fields. These steps indicate practical but relatively limited cooperation; the scope and continuity of implementation are unclear.
Key developments
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visited Libya, and the two governments concluded bilateral agreements and pursued cooperation in economic and technical fields.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements signed during the 2010 visit are unclear.
- Details of bilateral cooperation after the 2011 conflict in Libya are limited.