International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Belarus Twin towns and Sister cities

Minsk is twinned with:

Milan, Italy Caracas, Venezuela Nottingham, United Kingdom (since 1957) Sendai, Japan (since 1973) Bangalore, India (since 1973) Lyon, France (since 1976) Belo Horizonte, Brazil (since 1987) Detroit, Michigan, United States Changchun, China (since 1992) Łódź, Poland (since 1993) Bonn, Germany (since 1993) Eindhoven, Netherlands (since 1994) Dushanbe, Tajikistan (since 1998) Chișinău, Moldova (since 2000) Havana, Cuba (since 2005) Tehran, Iran (since 2006) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (since 2007) Ankara, Turkey (since 2007) Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (since 2008) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (since November 4, 2008) Riga, Latvia (since 2009) Kathmandu, Nepal