Relationship dossier
Saint Lucia
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
Practical but limited cooperation, including a visa arrangement and UAE-backed renewable-energy financing
Saint Lucia toward United Arab Emirates
+10Saint Lucia joined the United Arab Emirates in a reciprocal visa-exemption arrangement for holders of diplomatic and special passports, providing a concrete basis for bilateral cooperation.
United Arab Emirates toward Saint Lucia
+20The UAE-backed Abu Dhabi Fund for Development provided financing for geothermal development in Saint Lucia. The two governments also entered a reciprocal visa-exemption arrangement for diplomatic and special passport holders.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a reciprocal visa arrangement and UAE-backed financing for geothermal development in Saint Lucia. These are practical areas of cooperation, although the known bilateral agenda is limited and its broader scope 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
Saint Lucia and the United Arab Emirates have pursued practical cooperation, including a reciprocal visa-exemption arrangement for holders of diplomatic and special passports. UAE-backed financing has also supported geothermal development in Saint Lucia. The known cooperation is concrete but limited in scope; details of its broader implementation and continuation are unclear.
Key developments
Saint Lucia and the United Arab Emirates agreed to reciprocal visa exemptions for holders of diplomatic and special passports.
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development financing supported geothermal development in Saint Lucia.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond the known visa and renewable-energy arrangements are unclear.
- Details of Saint Lucian government cooperation with the United Arab Emirates are limited.