Relationship dossier
United Arab Emirates
Venezuela
Relationship assessment
UAE–Venezuela ties include agreements for cooperation across several sectors
United Arab Emirates toward Venezuela
+35The UAE signed bilateral cooperation agreements with Venezuela during Nicolás Maduro’s 2022 visit, covering areas including trade and investment.
Venezuela toward United Arab Emirates
+35Venezuela signed bilateral cooperation agreements with the UAE during Nicolás Maduro’s 2022 visit, covering areas including trade and investment.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship includes concrete, multi-sector cooperation through bilateral agreements signed during Maduro’s 2022 UAE visit. The breadth of the agreements indicates a practical partnership, while their implementation and durability 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
The United Arab Emirates and Venezuela have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, including agreements signed during Nicolás Maduro’s 2022 visit to the UAE. Their cooperation spans several sectors, though the scope and implementation of the agreements are unclear.
Key developments
During Nicolás Maduro’s visit to the UAE, the two governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements across several sectors.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of agreements signed during Maduro’s 2022 visit are unclear.
- The extent of continuing bilateral cooperation beyond those agreements is uncertain.