{"id":201266,"date":"2026-08-25T21:38:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T18:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/201266\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T21:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T18:38:49","slug":"belarus-top-diplomat-serbias-envoy-reaffirm-commitment-to-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/201266\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 top diplomat, Serbia’s envoy reaffirm commitment to dialogue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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August 25, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d met with Serbian Ambassador Ilina Vukajlovi\u0107 in Minsk today to review progress on previously reached agreements, the foreign ministry\u2019s press office said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The diplomats reportedly reaffirmed readiness to continue dialogue in areas of mutual interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka met with Vukajlovi\u0107 on May 4 to question her about Serbia\u2019s foreign policies. During the meeting, the Belarusian ruler described Serbia as an \u201cirritant for Western states.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian and Serbian foreign ministries held consultations in late June in Minsk, highlighting mutual interest in expanding ties. A few weeks later, Serbia did not align with three quarters of the European Union\u2019s sanctions against Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One year ago, the Belarusian ruler invited Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 to visit Minsk. He also expressed support \u201cin matters of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia.\u201d Vu\u010di\u0107 was the only European head of state to congratulate \u0141uka\u0161enka on his \u201cvictory\u201d in the 2025 election. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, Vu\u010di\u0107 does not avoid contact with Belarusian pro-democracy forces. At the end of 2024, following his intervention, Serbia released Belarusian dissident filmmaker Andrej Hniot, arrested in Belgrade in October 2023 at the request of Belarusian authorities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serbia is a candidate for membership in the EU. In 2021, Belgrade joined EU sanctions against Minsk; after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it supported the next packages of restrictions. Minsk officially views Serbia as an \u201cunfriendly\u201d state due to its support for EU sanctions on Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Belarusian embassy in Serbia, trade between the two countries totalled $131.3 million in 2024, with Belarusian exports amounting to $74.2 million and imports to $57.1 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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