{"id":181264,"date":"2026-03-27T13:57:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/181264\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:11:31","slug":"fm-ryzankou-belarus-to-open-embassy-in-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/181264\/","title":{"rendered":"FM Ryzanko\u016d: Belarus to open embassy in North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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March 27, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>Minsk and Pyongyang plan to discuss opening a Belarusian embassy in North Korea and drafting a visa-free travel agreement, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzanko\u016d has said following Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s visit to North Korea earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official said \u0141uka\u0161enka and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un developed an immediate \u201cchemistry\u201d during their talks, stressing what he described as a strong personal rapport between the two politicians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The leaders\u2019 \u201cshared perspective on global affairs, their countries\u2019 development and the social focus of this development\u201d provides a foundation for cooperation across a wide range of issues, Ryzanko\u016d noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s two-day visit to North Korea \u201cexceeded all expectations,\u201d the Belarusian ruler\u2019s spokeswoman Natalla Ejsmant said earlier, adding that Minsk would \u201calways be happy\u201d to host Kim Jong Un.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Korea is a totalitarian state under a strict cult of personality and also under UN Security Council sanctions over its nuclear program. Since its foundation in 1948, the power has been handed over from father to son \u2013 from Kim Il Sung to Kim Jong Il to Kim Jong Un.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minsk has sought top-level contacts with North Korea for the last two years. Earlier this year, \u0141uka\u0161enka congratulated Kim Jong Un on his re-election as leader of the Workers\u2019 Party of Korea (WPK).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last September, the Belarusian ruler met Kim in Beijing, where both attended a military parade, during which the North Korean leader extended the invitation for the visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian Foreign Minister Maksim Ry\u017eanko\u016d visited North Korea in July 2024 after a Belarusian government delegation participated in the third meeting of the bilateral intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation in North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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