US EditionBelarusian President Lukashenko arrives in North Korea for talks with Kim Jong Un
Lukashenko and Kim plan to sign a treaty of friendship and cooperation covering trade, agriculture, and information, reflecting shared sanction-driven isolation and alignment with Russia.
- On Wednesday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Pyongyang for his first official visit to North Korea, beginning two days of talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un aimed at deepening bilateral ties.
- Both nations face Western sanctions for human rights abuses, nuclear proliferation, and enabling Russia's war in Ukraine, driving their efforts to strengthen solidarity among nations opposed to the Western order.
- Kim hosted a lavish welcome ceremony featuring a 21-gun salute and cavalry escort, while officials prepared to sign a friendship treaty and about 10 agreements covering agriculture, education, and other sectors.
- The visit aims to "show solidarity" among nations opposed to the Western order, Lee Ho-ryung of the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses told AFP, institutionalizing closer cooperation between the two regimes.
- US President Donald Trump has pursued a separate diplomatic track with Belarus, easing sanctions and welcoming the nation to his "Board of Peace" in his second term, amid the visit to Pyongyang.
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WVII / Fox BangorNorth Korea's Kim 'warmly' welcomes Belarusian leader
North Korea's Kim Jong Un "warmly" welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on his maiden visit to the fellow Russia ally, with the two strongmen set to sign a friendship and cooperation treaty and ties "entering a new phase", state media…
The Belarusian head of state Alexander Lukashenko was welcomed by North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Wednesday. Kim received Lukashenko "joyfully" during his first official visit to North Korea and welcomed him "heartfully", reported the North Korean state news agency KCNA on Thursday. A welcome ceremony for Lukashenko was therefore held on Kim Il Sung Square in the North Korean capital. According to Lukashenko and Kim, KCNA visite…
The president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, was welcomed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his arrival in Pyongyang on his first visit to the hermetic nation, the state agency KCNA reported on Thursday.
Kim welcomes Belarus’ Lukashenko to North Korea with a 21-gun salute
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was greeted by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as he arrived on his first visit to the reclusive nation, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Thursday. A ceremony welcoming Lukashenko took place on Kim Il-sung Square on Wednesday, with Kim “gladly” meeting and “warmly” welcoming the Belarus leader with a 21-gun salute, the report said. Lukashenko visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun – where the e…
This two-day official visit is the first of the President of Belarus to visit the reclusive country.
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