Belarus–Denmark Relations
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Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
is diplomatically represented in
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through its embassy in
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,
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. Denmark is represented through its embassy in
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,
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. Denmark, together with
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recognized and established relations with Belarus on January 14, 1992. Both countries are members of the
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and Denmark is a full member of
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while Belarus is an official candidate.


Assistance

From 1990 to 2003, Denmark assisted Belarus with 108 million DKK. Denmark assists Belarus with democratic development, civil society, and free media, and to prevent
human trafficking Human trafficking is the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring, or receiving individuals through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. This exploitation may include forced labor, sexual slavery, or oth ...
. On 28 January 2009, a meeting with Belarusian and Danish
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was held, interesting in expanding cooperation between Belarus Denmark.


Trade

In 2008, the trade between Belarus and Denmark was $116 million. Belarusian exports amounted $19 million. Danish exports amounted $96 million. In 2009, the trade amounted $118 million. Denmark has invested in 21 Belarusian enterprises. On 29 January 2009, a delegation from both countries, discussed trade and economic relations between the two countries.


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Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
Bilateral relations of Denmark