Relationship dossier
Suriname
Vietnam
Relationship assessment
Diplomatic ties with some high-level engagement and cooperation agreements
Suriname toward Vietnam
+20Surinamese President Dési Bouterse visited Vietnam in 2018, and Suriname entered bilateral cooperation agreements, including in agriculture.
Vietnam toward Suriname
+20Vietnam hosted Surinamese President Dési Bouterse in 2018 and entered bilateral cooperation agreements with Suriname, including in agriculture.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship combines diplomatic ties dating from 1993 with a high-level presidential visit and bilateral cooperation agreements in 2018. These provide a basis for practical cooperation, but the scale and durability of the partnership are 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
Suriname and Vietnam have maintained diplomatic relations since 1993. Surinamese President Dési Bouterse visited Vietnam in 2018, and the two governments concluded cooperation agreements, including in agriculture. These steps indicate some substantive bilateral engagement, although the breadth and implementation of cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Surinamese President Dési Bouterse visited Vietnam, and the governments concluded bilateral cooperation agreements, including in agriculture.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of sustained cooperation beyond high-level exchanges is uncertain.