Relationship dossier
Malaysia
Serbia
Relationship assessment
Malaysia’s recognition of Kosovo is a significant point of friction with Serbia.
Malaysia toward Serbia
-20Malaysia recognized Kosovo, opposing Serbia’s position that Kosovo remains part of Serbia. This is a concrete source of friction in Malaysia’s policy toward Serbia.
Serbia toward Malaysia
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Malaysia’s recognition of Kosovo conflicts with Serbia’s position on Kosovo’s status and is a significant point of friction in the relationship. Information about other concrete Malaysian government cooperation with Serbia, and about Serbian government conduct toward Malaysia, is limited.
Areas of tension
- Kosovo’s status: Malaysia recognized Kosovo, while Serbia rejects its independence.
Key developments
Malaysia recognized Kosovo, which Serbia considers part of its territory.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of Serbian government engagement with Malaysia beyond the Kosovo issue is unclear.