Relationship dossier
Belarus
Laos
Relationship assessment
Belarus–Laos ties include high-level contacts and agreements for bilateral cooperation.
Belarus toward Laos
+20Belarus has engaged Laos through high-level bilateral contacts and agreements covering cooperation in areas including education.
Laos toward Belarus
+20Laos has engaged Belarus through high-level bilateral contacts and agreements covering cooperation in areas including education.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship is characterized by high-level engagement and bilateral cooperation agreements, without a clearly established pattern of major disputes. The extent to which these arrangements have produced sustained practical cooperation is unclear.
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 Laos maintain a generally cooperative relationship, including high-level contacts and bilateral agreements covering areas such as education and other forms of cooperation. The relationship appears friendly, though its practical scope and continuity are unclear.
Key developments
Belarus and Laos established diplomatic relations.
High-level bilateral visits and agreements on cooperation, including in education, strengthened relations.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and practical scope of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of the scale and continuity of government-to-government cooperation are limited.