Relationship dossier
Slovenia
Vietnam
Relationship assessment
Modest bilateral engagement, including high-level contacts and economic cooperation
Slovenia toward Vietnam
+15Slovenia has engaged Vietnam through high-level bilateral contacts and economic cooperation arrangements. As an EU member, Slovenia also participates in the Union’s engagement with Vietnam, including the EU-Vietnam trade relationship.
Vietnam toward Slovenia
+15Vietnam has pursued high-level bilateral engagement with Slovenia, including a visit by President Nguyen Minh Triet in 2009, and has participated in economic cooperation arrangements with Slovenia.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship combines bilateral high-level engagement and an economic cooperation framework with Slovenia’s role in the EU’s broader partnership with Vietnam. The known cooperation is substantive but appears limited in scope; the extent of implementation 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
Slovenia and Vietnam have developed a modest bilateral relationship, including high-level engagement and a framework for economic cooperation. Their ties are also shaped by Slovenia’s participation in the European Union’s relationship with Vietnam. The scale and implementation of bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet visited Slovenia, providing high-level bilateral engagement.
Slovenia and Vietnam established a framework for bilateral economic cooperation.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.