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Vatican City Burundi

Relationship assessment

Diplomatic engagement includes a papal visit and a framework agreement on the Catholic Church’s status in Burundi

Vatican City toward Burundi

+35

The Holy See engaged Burundi through Pope John Paul II’s 1990 visit and negotiated a 2012 framework agreement concerning the Catholic Church’s legal status in Burundi.

Burundi toward Vatican City

+30

Burundi received Pope John Paul II’s 1990 visit and entered into a 2012 framework agreement with the Holy See concerning the Catholic Church’s legal status in the country.

Overall relationship

+35

The relationship includes diplomatic engagement and a bilateral framework governing the Catholic Church’s legal status in Burundi. These provide a substantive cooperative basis, while the scale and continuity of wider government-to-government cooperation 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

The Holy See and Burundi have had substantive diplomatic engagement, including Pope John Paul II’s visit to Burundi in 1990 and a bilateral framework agreement on the Catholic Church’s legal status, signed in 2012. These actions indicate cooperation, although the scope and continuity of government-to-government engagement are less clear.

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