Belarus–Syria relations explained

Belarus–Syria relations refer to the relationship between Belarus and the Syrian Arab Republic. Both countries established diplomatic relations in 1992. Belarus has an embassy in Damascus and Syria has an embassy in Minsk.^{[1] [2]}

History

In 2007, Syria was one of 33 countries to vote against a United Nations General Assembly resolution titled "Situation of human rights in Belarus".^[3]

On July 10, 2010, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited Minsk. Assad has supported President Alexander Lukashenko, and Lukashenko has supported Assad in the Syrian Civil War.

In 2023, Belarus was among ten countries to join Syria in voting against a resolution that would establish an independent body to determine what happened to more than 130,000 people missing as a result of the conflict in Syria.^[4]

Russian invasion of Ukraine

In 2014, Syria and Belarus were among 11 countries to vote against United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262 which would recognize Crimea as the territorial integrity of Ukraine.^[5]

Both Belarus and Syria support the Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[6]

See also

• Foreign relations of Belarus
• Foreign relations of Syria

Notes and References

1. Web site: Belarussian Embassy in Syria . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110725053807/http://www.syria.belembassy.org/eng/about/ . 2011-07-25 . 19 February 2015 . belembassy.org.
2. Web site: Syrian diplomatic missions abroad. mofaex.gov.sy.
3. 2007-12-18 . Situation of human rights in Belarus :: resolution /: adopted by the General Assembly . en.
4. Web site: UN to investigate fate of 130,000 people missing in Syria war . 2023-09-26 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
5. Web site: 2014 . Territorial integrity of Ukraine : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly . United Nations Library.
6. Web site: . Agence France-Presse . 25 February 2022 . Russia's Ukraine invasion a "correction of history": Assad . 25 February 2022.