{"id":113413,"date":"2024-11-12T14:19:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T11:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/113413\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"lukasenka-pushes-for-closer-ties-with-serbia-despite-tension-over-eu-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/113413\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka pushes for closer ties with Serbia despite tension over EU sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 12, <em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong>. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has emphasized the need to intensify cooperation with Serbia during a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on the sidelines of the World Climate Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian leader proposed that the two countries\u2019 intergovernmental commission review their bilateral relations, according to his press office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0141uka\u0161enka suggested that government-level visits could help identify further steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are numerous areas of cooperation,\u201d he said. \u201cI understand Serbia, and I have often discussed it. It is difficult for you, [as] you are virtually surrounded and isolated. We should proceed from this [premise] when building our policy. We cannot afford to lose old friends. That is why it\u2019s important for you to maintain relations with Russia and Belarus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Serbia joined the European Union\u2019s sanctions against Belarus in 2021 and supported additional restrictions imposed on \u0141uka\u0161enka due to his backing of Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. However, Minsk has been actively working to persuade Belgrade to reconsider its stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2023, \u0141uka\u0161enka stated that Serbia needed to \u201cfigure out its policy\u201d toward Belarus. \u201cIf they want to wag their tails, so to speak, and support the European-American sanctions against Belarus, that\u2019s their business. Let them decide and support [sanctions],\u201d he told Belarusian Ambassador to Serbia Siarhiej Malino\u016dski.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In late 2023, Vu\u010di\u0107 indicated his willingness to meet with \u0141uka\u0161enka in Belgrade. The Belarusian ruler greeted the Serbian leader on Statehood Day in February 2024, calling Serbia a reliable partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last month, Serbia\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin attended a conference on Eurasian security in Minsk and met with Belarus\u2019 interior and defense ministers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More on Serbian-Belarusian relations: <a href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/longreads\/94346\/\">Vu\u010di\u0107 hedges bets wiser than \u0141uka\u0161enka<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 12, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has emphasized the need to intensify cooperation with Serbia during a meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 in Baku, Azerbaijan, on the sidelines of the World Climate Summit. The Belarusian leader proposed that the two countries\u2019 intergovernmental commission review their bilateral relations, according to his press office. \u0141uka\u0161enka suggested that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":113373,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-113413","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u0141uka\u0161enka pushes for closer ties with Serbia despite tension over EU sanctions | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 12, Pozirk. 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