Over the past six years, Belarusian officials have held more than 450 meetings and events with representatives from 75 countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America to find alternatives to Western partners. However, active diplomacy does not always lead to new contracts or increased exports, as Alyaksandr Lukashenka frequently demands. Researchers from the Political Sphere Institute reached this conclusion in their report titled "Distant Alternatives: Belarus and the 'Far Arc' in 2020–2026."