Relationship dossier
São Tomé and Príncipe
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
Bilateral cooperation agreements provide a modest foundation for São Tomé and Príncipe–Venezuela ties.
São Tomé and Príncipe toward Venezuela
+20São Tomé and Príncipe participated in bilateral cooperation initiatives with Venezuela, including agreements signed during President Hugo Chávez’s 2006 visit. The scope of São Toméan commitments and subsequent implementation are unclear.
Venezuela toward São Tomé and Príncipe
+20Venezuela pursued bilateral cooperation with São Tomé and Príncipe, including agreements signed during President Hugo Chávez’s 2006 visit. The scope and subsequent implementation of Venezuelan commitments are unclear.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has a concrete cooperative foundation in bilateral agreements associated with the 2006 presidential visit. Available details about their breadth, implementation and durability are limited, so the relationship is best characterized as modestly cooperative rather than a sustained close 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
São Tomé and Príncipe and Venezuela established a framework for bilateral cooperation, including agreements signed during Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s 2006 visit. The known relationship reflects concrete diplomatic and cooperation initiatives, but the scale and continuity of their implementation are unclear.
Key developments
President Hugo Chávez visited São Tomé and Príncipe, and the two governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of subsequent government-to-government cooperation is uncertain.