Relationship dossier
Mauritius
Russia
Relationship assessment
Modest cooperation through taxation and educational arrangements, alongside differences over Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Mauritius toward Russia
+15Mauritius participates in bilateral cooperation with Russia, including an agreement to prevent double taxation and educational exchanges. It has also supported United Nations resolutions condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, reflecting a significant policy difference.
Russia toward Mauritius
+15Russia participates in bilateral cooperation with Mauritius, including an agreement to prevent double taxation and educational exchanges. The scale and practical scope of Russian cooperation with Mauritius are unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship features practical cooperation, including taxation and educational exchanges, but no known broad strategic partnership. Mauritius’s support for United Nations resolutions condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a notable disagreement; its longer-term effect on bilateral ties is uncertain.
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
Mauritius and Russia maintain modest bilateral cooperation, including a double-taxation agreement and educational exchanges. The relationship is not known for a broad or intensive partnership. Mauritius’s support for United Nations resolutions condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has also reflected a policy disagreement, although its wider effect on bilateral ties is unclear.
Areas of tension
- Mauritius’s support for United Nations resolutions condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Key developments
Mauritius and Russia concluded an agreement to prevent double taxation.
Mauritius supported United Nations resolutions condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond taxation and education are unclear.
- The effect of Mauritius’s positions on the war in Ukraine on bilateral relations is uncertain.