Relationship dossier
Qatar
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
Bilateral engagement includes high-level visits and agreements on energy and other areas
Qatar toward Venezuela
+20Qatar has received Venezuelan leaders for high-level talks and participated in bilateral agreements addressing energy and economic cooperation.
Venezuela toward Qatar
+20Venezuela has pursued high-level engagement with Qatar and entered bilateral agreements covering energy and other areas of cooperation.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has included recurring high-level engagement and bilateral cooperation agreements, particularly in energy-related fields. These provide a basis for cooperation, though the breadth and sustained implementation of the arrangements 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
Qatar and Venezuela have pursued bilateral cooperation, including through high-level visits and agreements addressing areas such as energy and economic cooperation. Their engagement has also taken place in the context of shared attention to oil markets. The scope and implementation of bilateral arrangements are unclear.
Key developments
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro visited Qatar and held talks with Qatari leaders, with bilateral cooperation discussed.
Qatar and Venezuela concluded bilateral agreements covering cooperation in energy and other areas.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and present scope of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of sustained cooperation beyond high-level visits and energy-related engagement is uncertain.