[1] During the Yugoslav crisis Belgium significantly contributed to the United Nations peacekeeping efforts in Eastern Slavonia, multicultural easternmost part of Croatia.

[2] After the 1948 Tito-Stalin split Belgium realigned its policy and supported Belgrade together with other West Bloc countries.

Following the execution of Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first democratically elected prime minister, demonstrations started in Yugoslav capital Belgrade which escalated in ransacking of the Belgian Embassy.

[6] Between 6 and 9 October 1970 President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito visited Belgium, where he discussed bilateral relations, trade, Non-aligned conference, European security cooperation and the situation in the Middle East.

[8][9][10] Belgian Prince Albert visited Yugoslavia together with the Minister of Foreign Trade between 15 and 18 September 1971.