Relationship dossier
Sudan
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
Sudan and Venezuela pursued bilateral cooperation, including agreements in energy and agriculture.
Sudan toward Venezuela
+25Sudan pursued bilateral cooperation with Venezuela, including agreements in areas such as energy and agriculture around the 2006 high-level engagement. The extent of subsequent Sudanese government cooperation is unclear.
Venezuela toward Sudan
+25Venezuela pursued bilateral cooperation with Sudan; Hugo Chávez visited Sudan in 2006, and the governments pursued agreements in areas including energy and agriculture.
Overall relationship
+25The relationship has included high-level engagement and practical cooperation through bilateral agreements, notably around the 2006 visit by Hugo Chávez. The continuity and implementation of that cooperation are unclear, so the enduring relationship is best characterized as moderately cooperative.
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
Sudan and Venezuela developed government-level cooperation, particularly during Hugo Chávez’s presidency. In 2006, Chávez visited Sudan and the governments pursued bilateral agreements in areas including energy and agriculture. The relationship appears cooperative, though its breadth and continuity across later governments are unclear.
Key developments
Hugo Chávez visited Sudan, and the governments pursued bilateral cooperation agreements, including in energy and agriculture.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of the bilateral agreements are unclear.
- The extent of government cooperation after the 2006 agreements is uncertain.