{"id":154448,"date":"2025-09-09T12:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T09:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/154448\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"lukasenka-reaffirms-readiness-to-visit-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/154448\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0141uka\u0161enka reaffirms readiness to visit North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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September 9, <\/strong>Pozirk<\/strong>.<\/em> Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has reaffirmed his readiness to visit North Korea \u201cat the earliest time convenient for both sides to bring interstate relations to a qualitatively new level,\u201d his press office reports, quoting his recent message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian ruler reportedly received an invitation earlier this month when he met Kim Jong Un in Beijing where both attended a military parade. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Released on the anniversary of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea\u2019s founding, \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s message described relations between Minsk and Pyongyang as an example of peaceful cooperation based on friendship, pursuit of equal dialogue and similar moral and cultural values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Belarusian side has been seeking high-level contacts with North Korea for the past two years, but Pyongyang proceeded slowly, noting that Minsk must \u201cclarify its intention correctly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three months ago, a Belarusian government delegation visited North Korea to participate in the third meeting of the bilateral intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this year, Kim Jong Un congratulated \u0141uka\u0161enka on extending his 30-year-long rule in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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