Relationship dossier
Malta
Tunisia
Relationship assessment
Maritime-boundary cooperation forms a concrete part of Malta–Tunisia relations.
Malta toward Tunisia
+20The Maltese government negotiated a continental-shelf delimitation agreement with Tunisia in 1976, helping establish an agreed framework for maritime boundaries.
Tunisia toward Malta
+20The Tunisian government negotiated a continental-shelf delimitation agreement with Malta in 1976, helping establish an agreed framework for maritime boundaries.
Overall relationship
+20The 1976 continental-shelf delimitation agreement is a durable bilateral arrangement addressing a central maritime issue. The broader pattern and implementation of bilateral cooperation 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
Malta and Tunisia negotiated a continental-shelf delimitation agreement in 1976, providing a concrete basis for bilateral cooperation on maritime boundaries. The scope and implementation of wider government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Malta and Tunisia signed a continental-shelf delimitation agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of broader bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- Details of subsequent government-level cooperation are limited.