Foreign Relations of Belarus - Relations By Country

• Before 1991, both countries were part of the USSR, and before then part of the Russian Empire.
• Armenia has an embassy in Minsk.
• Belarus has an embassy in Yerevan.
• There are around 25,000 people of Armenian descent living in Belarus.

• Austria recognised Belarus in December 1991 and both countries established diplomatic relations in February 1992.
• Austria is represented in Belarus through its embassy in Moscow (Russia).
• Since March 1993, Belarus has an embassy in Vienna and an honorary consulate in Bregenz.
• Austria Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties (in German only)

• Before 1918, they were part of the Russian Empire and before 1991, they were part of the Soviet Union.
• Azerbaijan has an embassy in Minsk.
• Belarus has an embassy in Baku.
• Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
• Azerbaijan is a full member of the Council of Europe, Belarus is a candidate
• Belarus is a full member of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Azerbaijan is an observer member.

• Bulgaria recognised Belarus on 23 December 1991.
• Belarus has an embassy in Sofia and an honorary consulate in Burgas.
• Bulgaria has an embassy in Minsk.
• Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

• Belarus has an embassy in Ottawa.
• Canada is represented in Belarus through its embassy in Warsaw (Poland).
• Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade about relations with Belarus

• Croatia is represented in Belarus through its embassy in Moscow (Russia).
• Belarus does not have any representation in Croatia.
• Croatian Foreign Minister Tonino Picula on 24 June 2000 attended a summit of the Central European Initiative in Segedin, Hungary, and held bilateral talks with his counterpart from Belarus.
• At least three bilateral agreements have been signed between the two counties.
  • 2001 Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investments
  • 2004 Avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital
  • 2005 International Road Transport
• Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration: list of bilateral treaties with Belarus

• Belarus has an honorary consulate in Nicosia.
• Cyprus is represented in Belarus through its embassy in Moscow (Russian) and through an honorary consulate in Minsk.
• Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Belarus

• Belarus has an embassy in Prague.
• The Czech Republic has an embassy in Minsk.
• Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

• Belarus has a Consulate General in Tallinn.
• Estonia opened its embassy in Minsk on 20 October 2009.

• Finland recognised the independence of Belarus on 30 December 1991.
• Finland is represented in Belarus through its embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania.
• Belarus is represented in Finland through its embassy in Vilnius, Lithuania.

• Belarus has an embassy in Paris.
• France has an embassy in Minsk.
• The late French director Roger Vadim was of partial Belarusian descent.
• French Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Belarus

• Belarus has an embassy in Tbilissi.
• Georgia has an embassy in Minsk.
• Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Belarus

• Belarus has an embassy in Berlin and a Branch office in Bonn.
• Germany has an embassy in Minsk.
• German Federal Foreign Office about relations with Belarus

• Belarus has an embassy in Budapest.
• Hungary has an embassy in Minsk.
• Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
• Belarus and Hungary have in place a bilateral agreement to prevent double taxation.

• Belarus has an embassy in New Delhi.
• Since 14 May 1992, India has an embassy in Minsk.

• Belarus has an embassy in Tehran.
• Iran has an embassy in Minsk.
• The two countries have enjoyed good relations in recent years reflected in regular high level meetings and various agreements. In 2008, Belarusian Foreign Minister Sergei Martynov described Iran as an important partner of his country in the region and the world.

• Belarus has an embassy in Tel Aviv.
• Israel has an embassy in Minsk.

• Belarus has an embassy in Rome and 2 honorary consulates (in Naples and Turin).
• Italy has an embassy in Minsk.

• Belarus has an embassy in Tokyo.
• Japan has an embassy in Minsk.

• Since 13 July 1997, Belarus has an embassy in Astana and an embassy division in Almaty.
• Since 9 January 1993, Kazakhstan has an embassy in Minsk.
• Both countries are full members of the Eurasian Economic Community, of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation and of the Commonwealth of Independent States
• Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Belarus

• Belarus has an embassy in Bishkek.
• Kyrgyzstan has an embassy in Minsk.
• Both countries are full members of the Eurasian Economic Community, of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation and of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

• Belarus has an embassy in Riga and a general consulate in Daugavpils.
• Latvia has an embassy in Minsk and a consulate in Vitebsk.
• The countries share 171 km of common border.

• Belarus has an embassy in Tripoli.
• Libya has an embassy in Minsk.
• Libya embassy in Tripoli (in Russian only)

• Belarus has an embassy in Vilnius.
• Lithuania has an embassy in Minsk and a general consulate in Hrodna.
• Both countries shares 680 km of common border.
• Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Belarus (in Lithuanian only)

• Belarus is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy).
• Malta is represented in Belarus through its embassy in Moscow (Russia).

• Belarus has an embassy in Chisinau.
• Moldova has an embassy in Belarus.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus

• Belarus has an honorary consulate in The Hague.
• The Netherlands is represented in Belarus through its embassy in Warsaw (Poland) and through an honorary consulate in Minsk.
• Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

• Belarus has an embassy in Beijing.
• China has an embassy in Minsk.

• Poland was one of the first countries to recognise Belarusian independence.
• Belarus has an Embassy in Warsaw, Consulates General in Gdańsk and Białystok, and a Consulate in Biała Podlaska.
• Poland has an Embassy in Minsk and Consulates General in Brest and Hrodna.

• Belarus has an embassy in Bucharest.
• Romania has an embassy in Minsk.

• Russia remains the largest and most important partner for Belarus both in the political and economic fields.

• Serbia recognised Belarus in December 1991 and both countries established diplomatic relations in November 1994 and at the ambassadorial level in 1996.
• Belarus has an embassy in Belgrade.
• Serbia has an embassy in Minsk.

• Belarus has an embassy in Bratislava.
• Since 1995, Slovakia has an embassy in Minsk.
• Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

• Belarus has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Seoul.
• South Korea has an embassy in Minsk.
• South Korean Ministry of Foreign affairs and Trade about relations with Belarus

• Belarus is represented in Spain through it embassy in Paris (France).
• Spain is represented in Belarus through it embassy in Moscow (Russia).
• Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
• Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation about relations with Belarusia (in Spanish only)

• In August 2012 Belarus announced that their embassy in Stockholm would be shut down.
• Sweden has an embassy in Minsk.
• Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

• Switzerland recognised Belarus on 23 December 1991.
• Since 1992, the Swiss ambassador in Poland has also been accredited in Minsk. Switzerland has a consulate in Minsk.
• Belarus has an embassy in Bern.
• Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs about relations with Belarus

• Belarus has an embassy in Damascus.
• Syria has an embassy in Minsk.

• Turkey was the first country to recognise Belarus on 16 December 1991 after the declaration of its independence on 25 August 1991.
• Belarus has an embassy in Ankara.
• Turkey has an embassy in Minsk.
• Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
• Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Belarus

• Belarus has an embassy in Ashgabat.
• Turkmenistan has an embassy in Minsk.

• The two countries share 891 km of border.
• Belarus has an embassy in Kiev and an honorary consulate in Lviv.
• Ukraine has an embassy in Minsk and a general consulate in Brest.
• Both countries are full members of the Baku Initiative, Common Economic Space, Central European Initiative and Commonwealth of Independent States.

• In 1994, Belarus opened its embassy in London.
• In 1995, the British embassy in Minsk was opened.
• British Foreign and Commonwealth Office about relations with Belarus

Interstate relations between the United States and Belarus began in 1991 upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union, of which Belarus had been a part. However, the relations have turned sour due to accusations by the United States that Belarus has been undemocratic. Belarus, in turn, has accused the United States of interfering in its internal affairs.

• Belarus has an embassy in Tashkent.
• Uzbekistan has an embassy in Minsk.
• Both countries are full members of the Eurasian Economic Community, of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation and of the Commonwealth of Independent States