Relationship dossier
Belarus
Georgia
Relationship assessment
Pragmatic bilateral engagement has been complicated by Belarusian conduct concerning Abkhazia.
Belarus toward Georgia
-15Belarus has engaged Georgia at senior levels, including through President Alexander Lukashenko’s 2015 visit. In 2022, Lukashenko visited Abkhazia, which Georgia regards as part of its sovereign territory; Georgia protested the visit as a violation of its sovereignty.
Georgia toward Belarus
+5Georgia has engaged Belarus through senior-level bilateral contacts, including hosting President Alexander Lukashenko in 2015. The Georgian government also protested Lukashenko’s 2022 visit to Abkhazia, objecting to Belarusian conduct affecting Georgia’s territorial integrity.
Overall relationship
-10The relationship has included high-level bilateral engagement, but Belarusian conduct concerning Abkhazia creates a significant sovereignty dispute. The combination points to pragmatic ties constrained by a persistent political fault line.
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
Belarus and Georgia have maintained pragmatic bilateral engagement, including a 2015 visit to Georgia by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Relations have also been affected by Belarusian conduct concerning Georgia’s breakaway regions: Lukashenko visited Abkhazia in 2022, prompting a Georgian government protest over the violation of Georgia’s sovereignty.
Areas of tension
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s 2022 visit to Abkhazia, which Georgia regards as a violation of its sovereignty.
Key developments
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited Georgia for bilateral talks.
Alexander Lukashenko visited Abkhazia; the Georgian government protested the visit as a violation of Georgia’s sovereignty.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic and governmental cooperation are unclear.
- The longer-term effects of the 2022 Abkhazia visit on bilateral engagement are uncertain.