Relationship dossier
Belarus
Serbia
Relationship assessment
Belarus–Serbia ties include trade cooperation and Belarusian defense assistance
Belarus toward Serbia
+35Belarus has supported defense cooperation with Serbia, including donating MiG-29 aircraft that were delivered in 2019, and participates in a bilateral free-trade arrangement.
Serbia toward Belarus
+35Serbia maintains trade cooperation with Belarus through a bilateral free-trade arrangement and has accepted Belarusian defense assistance, including donated MiG-29 aircraft.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative foundation in trade arrangements and defense assistance, including Belarus's donation of aircraft to Serbia. These concrete ties support a broadly positive assessment, while the scale of cooperation in other areas is less clear.
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 Serbia have maintained practical cooperation, including a bilateral free-trade arrangement and defense ties. Belarus donated MiG-29 aircraft to Serbia, delivered in 2019. The relationship is cooperative, though its breadth and implementation beyond these areas are less clear.
Key developments
Belarus and Serbia signed a bilateral free-trade agreement.
Belarus donated MiG-29 aircraft to Serbia; delivery took place in 2019.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral trade and defense arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond trade and defense is uncertain.