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Belarus and Myanmar are actively working on further developing their bilateral cooperation, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during a meeting with Aung Lin Dwe, Speaker of Myanmar’s Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Union Assembly) and Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw (National Assembly), in Minsk on 22 October, BelTA has learned.

A memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus and the House of Nationalities of the Assembly of the Union of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar on 21 October, BelTA has learned.

A parliamentary delegation from the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, led by Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw (National Assembly) Aung Lin Dwe, arrived in Belarus on 20 October, BelTA has learned.

Myanmar is interested in cooperation with Belarus on a wide range of issues, State Secretary of the Security Council Aleksandr Volfovich told the media following a meeting with National Security Adviser and Minister in the Office of the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Tin Aung San, BelTA has learned.

Belarus can provide the people of Myanmar with everything they need, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during restricted-format meeting with Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing in Minsk on 21 August, BelTA has learned.

The State Inspectorate for Fauna and Flora Protection operates efficiently, and there are results, State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus Aleksandr Volfovich said ahead of a board meeting of the environmental agency to review the results of its work in H1 2026, BelTA has learned.

Plans are in place to launch the plants to assemble Belarusian tractors and trucks in Myanmar in the first quarter of 2027, Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin said during the Belarusian-Myanmar Business Forum in Minsk, BelTA has learned.

Until recently, Belarus and Myanmar were more like diplomatic acquaintances than close partners. Geographic separation, the vast distance between them, and a consequent lack of major trade ties meant that their relations rarely topped either country’s foreign policy agenda. Today, the situation has fundamentally changed. Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing landed in Belarus for an official visit on 20 August, aiming, as Naypyidaw put it, to discuss «strengthening existing bilateral friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas of common interest.» These top-level talks, alongside meetings involving line ministries and business circles, will continue the intense political dialogue that has taken on a whole new dimension over the past 18 months. What draws Belarus to Myanmar, and why are relations between these two far-flung states developing so rapidly right now? BelTA has examined the driving forces behind the trend.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko will hold talks with President Min Aung Hlaing of Myanmar, who is arriving in Belarus on 20 August for an official visit, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.