Relationship dossier
Morocco
Saint Lucia
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties marked by Moroccan cooperation and Saint Lucian support on Western Sahara
Morocco toward Saint Lucia
+30Morocco has provided scholarships and technical cooperation benefiting Saint Lucian students and officials.
Saint Lucia toward Morocco
+35Saint Lucia has supported Morocco’s position on Western Sahara, including withdrawing recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative structure, reflected in Moroccan education and technical assistance and Saint Lucia’s support for Morocco’s Western Sahara position. The known cooperation is meaningful but its scale, institutional depth, and continuity 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
Morocco and Saint Lucia have pursued cooperative relations, including Moroccan scholarships and technical cooperation benefiting Saint Lucian students and officials. Saint Lucia has supported Morocco’s position on Western Sahara, including withdrawing recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. These actions indicate constructive ties, though the scope and continuity of bilateral cooperation are not clear.
Key developments
Saint Lucia withdrew recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, aligning its position on Western Sahara with Morocco’s claim.
Morocco provided scholarship and technical cooperation opportunities for Saint Lucian students and officials.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of Moroccan scholarships and technical cooperation with Saint Lucia are unclear.
- The scope of Saint Lucia’s current support for Morocco’s Western Sahara position is unclear.