Relationship dossier
Belarus
North Macedonia
Relationship assessment
Limited investment cooperation alongside North Macedonia’s alignment with EU measures against Belarus
Belarus toward North Macedonia
+15Belarus and North Macedonia have a bilateral framework for the promotion and protection of investments, providing a basis for economic cooperation.
North Macedonia toward Belarus
-20North Macedonia aligned with European Union restrictive measures against Belarus, including measures adopted in response to the 2020 election and subsequent repression.
Overall relationship
+5The bilateral relationship combines an investment-protection framework with North Macedonia’s alignment with EU restrictive measures against Belarus. The known features indicate some economic cooperation but also policy disagreement; the breadth and practical intensity of the relationship remain 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 North Macedonia have a bilateral investment-protection framework, while North Macedonia has aligned with European Union restrictive measures against Belarus. These point to limited economic cooperation alongside policy friction; the practical scope of the investment framework and the extent of other bilateral cooperation are unclear.
Areas of tension
- North Macedonia’s alignment with EU restrictive measures against Belarus following the 2020 election and subsequent repression.
Key developments
Belarus and North Macedonia established a bilateral framework for the promotion and protection of investments.
North Macedonia aligned with EU restrictive measures against Belarus in response to the 2020 election and subsequent repression.
Major uncertainties
- The practical scope and use of the bilateral investment-protection framework are unclear.
- Details of cooperation beyond the investment framework and North Macedonia's alignment with EU measures are limited.