Relationship dossier
New Zealand
Uruguay
Relationship assessment
Modest cooperation centered on agricultural trade and research
New Zealand toward Uruguay
+15New Zealand has participated with Uruguay in agricultural trade-policy coordination through the Cairns Group and in the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases.
Uruguay toward New Zealand
+15Uruguay has participated with New Zealand in agricultural trade-policy coordination through the Cairns Group and in the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes practical cooperation in agricultural trade policy and research, without a known major bilateral dispute shaping ties. The breadth and durability of direct cooperation beyond these areas 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
New Zealand and Uruguay have engaged in practical cooperation on agricultural policy and research, including through the Cairns Group of agricultural exporters and the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases. These provide a basis for a modestly cooperative relationship, although the scope of direct bilateral cooperation and its implementation are unclear.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of direct bilateral cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of recent coordination through agricultural and research initiatives is uncertain.