Relationship dossier
Sudan
Vietnam
Relationship assessment
Bilateral engagement includes senior-level visits and agreements on economic cooperation
Sudan toward Vietnam
+20Sudan engaged Vietnam through senior-level bilateral visits and agreements addressing trade, investment, agriculture, and oil and gas.
Vietnam toward Sudan
+20Vietnam engaged Sudan through senior-level bilateral visits and agreements addressing trade, investment, agriculture, and oil and gas.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship has included concrete government engagement and agreements across several economic sectors. The breadth of those arrangements supports a cooperative characterization, while uncertainty about their implementation and the limited detail on sustained cooperation constrain the assessment.
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 Vietnam have maintained bilateral engagement that includes senior-level visits and agreements covering areas such as trade, investment, agriculture, and oil and gas. These provide a basis for a modestly cooperative assessment, although the scope and implementation of the agreements are unclear.
Key developments
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir visited Vietnam, with bilateral agreements addressing areas including trade, investment, agriculture, and oil and gas.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and continuing scope of bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation are limited.