Relationship dossier
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Relationship assessment
Azerbaijan and Belarus maintain close political and economic ties, including cooperation on energy and defense.
Azerbaijan toward Belarus
+40Azerbaijan has pursued political and economic cooperation with Belarus through high-level engagement and bilateral agreements. It also supplied oil to Belarus during the 2010 energy dispute between Belarus and Russia.
Belarus toward Azerbaijan
+45Belarus has engaged Azerbaijan through bilateral agreements and political visits, supplied it with military equipment, and supported its territorial integrity.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship is characterized by sustained political engagement and concrete cooperation in trade, energy and defense. Bilateral agreements and recurring high-level contacts support a close partnership, while the scale and continuity of particular economic arrangements have varied.
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
Azerbaijan and Belarus maintain a substantially cooperative relationship, supported by high-level political engagement, bilateral agreements and economic cooperation. Belarus has supplied Azerbaijan with military equipment and affirmed support for its territorial integrity. Azerbaijan and Belarus have also cooperated on energy and trade, including Azerbaijani oil deliveries to Belarus during a 2010 dispute between Belarus and Russia.
Key developments
Azerbaijan supplied oil to Belarus amid an energy dispute between Belarus and Russia.
The two countries signed a declaration on strategic partnership.
Belarus supplied military equipment to Azerbaijan.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of energy and trade cooperation have varied over time.