Pakistan and Belarus initiated joint ventures (JVs) in the textile, pharmaceutical and lighting solution industries while sharing technological expertise with each other.

Pakistan exported $15.23 million worth of items to Belarus in 2014, out of which 36% was rice, 9.27% light pure woven cotton, 10.03% styrene polymers, 7.43% edible preparations, 4.48% leather apparel, sports equipment, surgical and beauty care instruiments, textiles and 4% citrus.

Pakistan’s imports from Belarus stood at $42.65 million which mainly consisted of tractors and spare parts (62.04%), artificial filament yarn (13.01%) and rubber tires (8.06%), potash fertilizers, machine tools, polycarboxylic acids (phthalic anhydride), news print and babd food (dry mixes). Belarus has lauded Pakistan’s role and efforts in bringing peace and stability to the world by countering terrorism and offered his country’s full support in this fight.

The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan met the President Lukashenko on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on June 14, 2019. Both heads of state agreed to hold more political exchanges and increase economic, commercial and investment cooperation.

Pakistan and Belarus inked a number of agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen their multifaceted ties particularly in the areas of trade, commerce, education and culture. Pakistan maintains an embassy in Minsk; Belarus maintains an embassy in Islamabad.