Relationship dossier
Belarus
Hungary
Relationship assessment
Government engagement persists amid EU sanctions and disagreements over Belarus’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Belarus toward Hungary
+20Belarus hosted Hungary’s foreign minister in Minsk in 2023 for talks that included maintaining cooperation in areas not covered by sanctions.
Hungary toward Belarus
+20Hungary’s government sent its foreign minister to Minsk in 2023 and advocated maintaining cooperation with Belarus in areas not covered by sanctions.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes active diplomatic engagement and efforts to preserve some cooperation, but it is constrained by EU sanctions on Belarus and disagreements over Belarus’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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 Hungary have pursued government-level engagement, including a 2023 visit to Minsk by Hungary’s foreign minister and discussions on maintaining cooperation in areas not covered by sanctions. Hungary’s engagement has stood alongside EU sanctions on Belarus and disagreements over the consequences of Belarus’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Areas of tension
- EU sanctions on Belarus
- Belarus’s support for Russia’s war against Ukraine
Key developments
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó visited Minsk for talks with Belarusian officials, including discussions on cooperation in areas not covered by sanctions.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation outside sanctioned areas are unclear.
- The extent of continuing government-to-government economic cooperation is uncertain.