Political relations
Close cooperation took place within the framework of the Non-Aligned Movement. Since the first contacts in the 1950s, the two countries had maintained very close economic cooperation. However, exchanges of high-level visits came to a standstill following the outbreak of the crisis in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) and the imposition of sanctions on Myanmar.
The then First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Ivica Dačić, paid an official visit to Myanmar in January 2019, which was also the most recent high-level visit between the two countries.
The then Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Ivan Mrkić, paid an official visit to Myanmar in February 2013.
Economic relations
According to data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, total trade in goods with the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in 2025 amounted to EUR 31.1 million, of which exports from the Republic of Serbia accounted for EUR 45 thousand and imports for EUR 31.1 million.
Bilateral agreements
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Trade agreement between the Government of the SFRY and the Government of the Union of Burma, signed on 13 September 1967 (The Official Gazette No. 5/1968, Appendix).
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Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar on cooperation in the field of culture and education, signed on 20 February 2013 (The Official Gazette – International Treaties No. 2/2018 from 19 February 2016).
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Agreement between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar on the reciprocal leasing of real estate intended for the accommodation of diplomatic and consular missions, signed on 8 November 2018.
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Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia represented by the Ministry of Defence and the Government of the Republic of Myanmar Union represented by the Ministry of Defence on cooperation in the field of defence, signed on 11 May 2015 (The Official Gazette, International Treaties No. 3/2016 from 19 February 2016).
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Agreement between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and official passports, signed on 29 January 2019 (The Official Gazette, International Treaties No. 10/2019).
Contact information
Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Yangon (Myanmar): https://yangon.mfa.gov.rs.
Embassy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in Belgrade:
Competent political department:
Contact at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Tel. +381 11 306 8585; E-mail: mfa@mfa.rs