Military

The UK and Belarus enjoy a good military liaison relationship. Belarusian officers visit the UK in the framework of the OSCE's 1999 Vienna Document on confidence and security building measures. In 2008 two officers of the Defence Ministry's National Agency for Control and Inspections visited an air base in King's Lynn, and the Royal School of Artillery in Larkhill. They also inspected Britain's new PPV Mastiff armoured personnel carrier.

Also in 2008, for the first time a Belarusian officer has visited the UK to complete a course on "Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context". This aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the key issues associated with the governance and management of defence and security.  Belarusian officers also take part in English-language study programmes sponsored by the British Ministry of Defence. In addition, this year two Belarusian English teachers completed a "Train the Trainers" language training programme at Beaconsfield.