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Vatican City Turkmenistan

Relationship assessment

Cordial high-level contact, with the extent of practical cooperation unclear

Vatican City toward Turkmenistan

+10

The Holy See received Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow for a meeting with Pope Francis in 2013, maintaining high-level engagement with the Turkmen government.

Turkmenistan toward Vatican City

+15

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow visited the Vatican in 2013 and met Pope Francis, providing a concrete instance of high-level Turkmen engagement with the Holy See.

Overall relationship

+10

The relationship has included high-level diplomatic engagement, notably the 2013 meeting between Pope Francis and Turkmenistan’s president. Its practical breadth and durability are unclear, and the Holy See conducts foreign relations on behalf of Vatican City.

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 Turkmenistan have engaged through high-level diplomatic contact, including President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow’s 2013 meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. The relationship appears cordial, but the scope and continuity of practical bilateral cooperation are unclear. The Holy See conducts foreign relations on behalf of Vatican City.

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