Cooperation of the Republic of Belarus with the Republic of Namibia
Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Namibia were established on 21 December 2000. The Ambassador of Belarus to South Africa is concurrently accredited in Namibia.
The legal base of bilateral relations is at the stage of establishment. The Memorandum of understanding between the Belarusian and Namibian Foreign Ministries on holding political consultations and the Memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Namibia on cooperation in crime prevention have been signed.
The trade relations of the Republic of Belarus with the Republic of Namibia have the following dynamics:
(in thousands of US dollars)
|
Year |
Trade Volume |
Export |
Import |
Balance |
|
2016 |
5,1 |
– |
5,1 |
-5,1 |
|
2017 |
138,4 |
49,9 |
88,5 |
-38,6 |
|
2018 |
37,5 |
0,7 |
36,8 |
-37,9 |
|
2019 |
82,3 |
0,2 |
82,1 |
-81,9 |
|
2020 |
85,2 |
67,1 |
18,1 |
49,0 |
|
2021 |
64,4 |
– |
64,4 |
-64,4 |
|
2021 year to 2020 year (%) |
75,6 |
– |
355,8 |
|
Visits at the highest level were not carried out.
In October 2016 the official visit to Belarus was paid by Deputy Prime Minister — Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of Namibia N.Nandi-Ndaitwah.
In October 2017 the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus I.A. Shunevich visited Namibia and reached agreements on cooperation between the two countries in the field of crime prevention.
