Lebanon

Political relations

Bilateral relations are traditionally close and friendly. Lebanon participated in the First Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), held in Belgrade in 1961.

There are no outstanding political issues between the two countries, and both sides have expressed an interest in enhancing economic cooperation, particularly in the fields of trade, transport and agriculture.

The then Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Nikola Selaković, visited Lebanon in 2021. Prior to that, the then First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Ivica Dačić, paid an official visit to Lebanon on 22 July 2015. The former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lebanon, Gebran Bassil, paid an official visit to the Republic of Serbia on 28 November 2018.

Economic relations

According to data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, the total trade exchange with Lebanon in 2025 amounted to €18.9 million, of which €18.7 million referred to exports from the Republic of Serbia and €0.2 million to imports.

Bilateral agreements

Trade Agreement between the Republic of Lebanon and the FPRY. Effective date: 9 July 1954.

Air traffic agreement between the FPRY and the Republic of Lebanon. Effective date: 4 June 1955.

Agreement on cultural cooperation between the FPRY and Government of the Republic of Lebanon. Effective date: 21 May 1962.

Agreement on cooperation in the field of tourism between the Government of the SFRY and the Government of the Republic of Lebanon. Effective date: 7 January 1971.

Contact information

Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in the Lebanese Republic:https://beirut.mfa.gov.rs.

Embassy of the Lebanese Republic of in Belgrade – Diplomatska kolonija 5, Tel. 00 381 (0) 11 36 75 153

Contact in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Department of Africa and Middle East (DAME); tel. 00 381 (0) 113068254; e-mail ozabi@mfa.rs.