Relationship dossier
Myanmar
Sri Lanka
Relationship assessment
Bilateral engagement includes high-level visits and cultural and tourism cooperation
Myanmar toward Sri Lanka
+15Myanmar's government has engaged Sri Lanka through high-level bilateral visits and agreements for cooperation, including cultural and tourism-related exchanges.
Sri Lanka toward Myanmar
+15Sri Lanka's government has engaged Myanmar through high-level bilateral visits and agreements for cooperation, including cultural and tourism-related exchanges.
Overall relationship
+15High-level bilateral engagement and agreements on cultural and tourism-related cooperation provide a foundation for a modestly cooperative relationship. The extent and durability of that 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
Myanmar and Sri Lanka have maintained bilateral engagement that includes high-level visits and agreements on cooperation, including cultural and tourism-related exchanges. The relationship has a cooperative element, but its breadth and implementation are not clear enough to characterize it as a close or extensive partnership.
Key developments
Myanmar and Sri Lanka held high-level bilateral visits and concluded agreements covering areas including cultural and tourism cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.