Belarus–Serbia relations

On December 31, 1991, SFR Yugoslavia recognized Belarus by the decision on the recognition of the former republics of the USSR.

Belarus–Serbia relations
Map indicating locations of Belarus and Serbia

Belarus
Serbia

Belarus has an embassy in Belgrade. Serbia has an embassy in Minsk.

Relations

The important stimulus for closer economic and cultural cooperation, and also for the development of tourism, is the visa-free regime which has been in force between Belarus and Serbia since 2000. Serbian artists regularly take part in the Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk and have won several awards over the years.

Škarka's Villa, the house of the Embassy of Belarus in Belgrade
The Embassy of Serbia in Minsk

The contract-legal basis of cooperation of Belarus and Serbia includes 20 signed agreements which cover almost all areas of bilateral interests.

I know Serbia wonderfully. I was there more than once. I know the history and sentiments of the people of Serbia. After all, Serbia originated in Kosovo. In Kosovo, there are Serbian sacred sites.

— Alexander Lukashenko, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (2008)[1]

Following the 2020 Belarusian presidential election, Serbia signed the Declaration initiated by the European Union rejecting the election results and criticizing crackdown against those protesting.[2]

Trade

In 2006, Belarusian exports to Serbia were tractors, potash fertilizers, salt, ferrous metal, twisted wires and cotton fabric. Serbian exports to Belarus were pipes, rubber hoses and sleeves, synthetic polymer paints and varnishes, rough-grinding machine tools, honing machines, and modular machines for metal processing. Belarus and Serbia signed a free trade agreement in 2009.[3][4]

Period Belarusian export Serbian export
2002 16.4 million USD 7.6 million USD
2003 17.2 4.8
2004 27.4 7.7
2005 35.1 12.3
2006 16.6 20.9
2007 32.7 21.2
2008 41.4 23.4

See also

References
  1. Interview of President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko for the Financial Times and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
  2. "Serbia Surprisingly Joins EU in Condemnation of Belarus Vote". The New York Times. 27 August 2020.
  3. Belarus, Serbia sign intergovernmental free trade agreement Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Serbia and Belarus signed Agreement on free trade". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
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