Relationship dossier
Belarus
Malaysia
Relationship assessment
Bilateral engagement includes a presidential visit and cooperation agreements, with the broader scope of ties unclear.
Belarus toward Malaysia
+20The Belarusian government engaged Malaysia through President Alexander Lukashenko’s 2013 visit and the signing of bilateral cooperation agreements.
Malaysia toward Belarus
+20The Malaysian government hosted President Alexander Lukashenko in 2013 and participated in the signing of bilateral cooperation agreements with Belarus.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes high-level engagement and bilateral cooperation agreements, providing a basis for practical ties. The scope and implementation of those arrangements, and the breadth of cooperation beyond them, are 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 Malaysia have pursued bilateral engagement, including Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s 2013 visit to Malaysia and the signing of bilateral cooperation agreements. These steps indicate practical cooperation, although the scope and implementation of the agreements and the breadth of subsequent government engagement are unclear.
Key developments
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited Malaysia, and the two governments signed bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The extent of government cooperation since the 2013 presidential visit is uncertain.