Relationship dossier
Belarus
Moldova
Relationship assessment
Belarus–Moldova ties include bilateral agreements, alongside growing regional security concerns.
Belarus toward Moldova
+15Belarus signed bilateral agreements during President Alexander Lukashenko’s 2017 visit to Moldova, supporting cooperation between the two governments.
Moldova toward Belarus
+15Moldova signed bilateral agreements with Belarus during President Alexander Lukashenko’s 2017 visit, providing a framework for government cooperation.
Overall relationship
+10The relationship includes bilateral agreements and government engagement, notably during Lukashenko’s 2017 visit. Its practical depth and continuity are uncertain, while the regional security environment has become more difficult since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Belarus’s support for Russia.
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 Moldova have maintained bilateral cooperation, including agreements signed during Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s 2017 visit to Moldova. Their relationship has also unfolded amid Moldova’s growing concern about regional security following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Belarus’s support for Russia. The scope and practical implementation of bilateral cooperation, particularly in recent years, are unclear.
Key developments
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited Moldova, where the two governments signed bilateral agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements signed in 2017 are unclear.
- The extent of government-level cooperation since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is unclear.