Relationship dossier
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Turkmenistan
Relationship assessment
A limited relationship with a bilateral investment treaty as a concrete framework for economic ties.
Kingdom of the Netherlands toward Turkmenistan
+15The Netherlands joined Turkmenistan in establishing a bilateral investment treaty, providing a framework for investment relations.
Turkmenistan toward Kingdom of the Netherlands
+15Turkmenistan joined the Netherlands in establishing a bilateral investment treaty, providing a framework for investment relations.
Overall relationship
+10The bilateral investment treaty provides a durable basis for economic engagement, but the known relationship has limited breadth and practical cooperation is 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
The Netherlands and Turkmenistan have a bilateral investment treaty, providing a concrete framework for economic relations. The relationship appears limited in breadth; the scope of practical cooperation and the implementation of the treaty are unclear.
Key developments
The Netherlands and Turkmenistan established a bilateral investment treaty.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of bilateral cooperation beyond the investment treaty is unclear.
- The treaty’s practical implementation and recent government engagement are unclear.