belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko Reached the North Korean capital on Wednesday, where he is expected to hold talks with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Senior North Korean official Kim Tok Hun welcomed Lukashenko, who was appointed deputy prime minister this week, at Pyongyang’s airport, according to Belarusian state news agency Belta. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency earlier reported that Lukashenko would make an official visit Kim’s invitation, But did not immediately confirm their arrival.
Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus with an iron fist for more than three decades, is a close Kremlin ally. He allowed Russia to use Belarusian territory as a staging ground for Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and later authorized the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
Kim has it too gave priority to russia In recent years, it sent thousands of troops and large quantities of weapons to support President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, while pursuing a more assertive foreign policy aimed at expanding ties with countries that oppose Washington.
During a speech to North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament on Monday, Kim accused the United States of global “state terrorism and aggression” in an apparent reference to the United States. war in the middle east, And called on Pyongyang to play a stronger role in a united front against Washington amid rising anti-American sentiment.
According to Belta, bilateral relations between North Korea and Belarus are on the agenda of the talks between the two leaders. The agency said Lukashenko last met Kim in Beijing in September 2025 and invited him to visit North Korea. In 2024, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryazhenkov visited North Korea. Ryazenkov said the countries would sign a friendship and cooperation treaty during the visit.
___ AP writer Kim Tong-Hyung contributed from Seoul, South Korea.
