Belarus to open embassy in North Korea by August on heels of Lukashenko's visit

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Published: 09 Apr. 2026, 16:22 Updated: 09 Apr. 2026, 18:55

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as he visits the Liberation Tower, honoring the former Soviet war dead, in Pyongyang on March 25, in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency the next day. [YONHAP]

Belarus will open an embassy in North Korea by Aug. 1, a Belarusian news report said Thursday, adding that the plan is part of the agreements reached during President Alexander Lukashenko's visit to North Korea last month.

A resolution outlining the plan was signed by Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin in fulfillment of the president's instruction following his official visit to North Korea, the Belarusian news agency Belta reported.

Lukashenko visited North Korea from March 25 to 26, during which he held a summit with leader Kim Jong-un and signed a treaty on friendship and cooperation to deepen bilateral ties.

North Korea and Belarus appear to have been deepening their alignment as both countries share support for Russia in its war against Ukraine.

Yonhap