Relationship dossier
Mauritania
Russia
Relationship assessment
Bilateral ties include fisheries cooperation, while the broader scope of government collaboration is unclear.
Mauritania toward Russia
+15Mauritania has engaged the Russian government in bilateral fishing arrangements, providing a concrete area of practical cooperation.
Russia toward Mauritania
+15The Russian government has engaged Mauritania through bilateral fishing arrangements, providing a concrete area of practical cooperation.
Overall relationship
+15Bilateral fisheries arrangements give the relationship a practical cooperative foundation. The breadth and durability of cooperation beyond fisheries are unclear, and no specific bilateral dispute is identified in this assessment.
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
Mauritania and Russia have maintained bilateral relations alongside practical cooperation in fisheries. Bilateral fishing arrangements provide a concrete basis for cooperation, though the scope and continuity of wider government collaboration are unclear.
Key developments
Mauritania and Russia established bilateral fishing cooperation arrangements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and current implementation of bilateral fisheries arrangements are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond fisheries are limited.