Relationship dossier
Russia
Seychelles
Relationship assessment
Modest practical cooperation, including visa arrangements and maritime engagement
Russia toward Seychelles
+15Russia has participated in bilateral arrangements supporting travel and maritime engagement with Seychelles. The broader scope and continuity of Russian government cooperation with Seychelles are unclear.
Seychelles toward Russia
+10Seychelles has participated in bilateral arrangements supporting travel and maritime engagement with Russia. The broader scope and continuity of Seychelles government cooperation with Russia are unclear.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes practical bilateral arrangements, particularly on travel, alongside engagement on maritime matters. Available indicators support a modest cooperative relationship, but do not establish a broad or especially intensive partnership.
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
Russia and Seychelles maintain modest practical cooperation, including a bilateral visa-waiver arrangement and engagement on tourism and maritime security. The relationship appears less extensive than a close strategic partnership; the scale and continuity of other government cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Russia and Seychelles concluded a visa-waiver arrangement for travel between the two countries.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond travel and maritime matters are unclear.
- The extent of current tourism, security and economic cooperation is uncertain.