Relationship dossier
Vatican City
Kuwait
Relationship assessment
Diplomatic engagement includes high-level meetings, while the scope of practical cooperation is unclear.
Vatican City toward Kuwait
+15The Holy See has engaged Kuwait through high-level diplomatic meetings, including Pope Francis's audience with Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Kuwait toward Vatican City
+15Kuwait has engaged the Holy See through high-level diplomatic meetings, including Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's audience with Pope Francis.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship combines formal diplomatic ties with high-level engagement. The available examples indicate ongoing diplomatic contact, but the extent of cooperation in other areas is 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 Holy See and Kuwait maintain diplomatic relations and have engaged through high-level meetings, including audiences between Pope Francis and Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. These contacts indicate modest diplomatic engagement, although the scope of practical bilateral cooperation is unclear.
Key developments
Pope Francis received Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for an audience.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of practical bilateral agreements are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond high-level diplomatic engagement are limited.