Kim Jong-un meets with Lukashenko in Pyongyang
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Pyongyang at the invitation of North Korean President Kim Jong Un, where a welcoming ceremony was held at Kim Il Sung Square. This was reported on March 26 by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
"A welcoming ceremony was held at Kim Il Sung Square for President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who arrived in our country on an official visit at the invitation of Chairman of State Affairs of the DPRK Comrade Kim Jong Un," the publication says.
It is noted that the flags of both countries were raised at the international airport of the capital, and an honor guard of the DPRK Army lined up near the building of the air harbor.
The agency clarified that the Belarusian delegation included Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Shuleiko, Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov, Ministers of Health Alexander Khodzhaev, Education Andrei Ivanets and industry Andrei Kuznetsov.
"The children greeted the Belarusian goodwill envoys, waving the flags of both countries," KCNA reports.
Ryzhenkov announced on March 25 an official visit of Lukashenko to Pyongyang for talks with the leader of the DPRK. The President of Belarus later laid flowers at the Liberation monument at the request of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a sign of gratitude for North Korea's assistance in the special military operation.
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