Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has reportedly ordered the opening of a Belarusian embassy in Pyongyang.

Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus, and Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea (from left). /Courtesy of News1

According to the Belarusian state news agency BelTA on the 27th (local time), Belarus Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhenkov shared the results of the summit with North Korea in a meeting with reporters and said this.

Minister Ryzhenkov said, "President Lukashenko ordered a review of all issues that can be advanced in the near future based on the treaty of friendship," adding, "The areas of cooperation presented were health care, education, and agriculture."

He added, "They (North Korea) showed great interest in expertise in the health care sector," and "We exchanged views on a range of international issues, from the situation in the Middle East to relations with major powers."

Earlier, President Lukashenko, the first Belarusian head of state to do so, visited Pyongyang for two days starting on the 25th and signed the "treaty on friendship and cooperation between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Belarus."

The talks were reportedly attended by North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, Workers' Party of Korea International Secretary Kim Song Nam, First Vice Premier Kim Tok Hun, and Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Shuleiko, among others.

North Korean State Affairs Commission Chairperson Kim Jong-un said, "With President Lukashenko's visit, we have raised our traditional friendly relations to a new, higher level."

President Lukashenko also shared his impression that "through this visit, we reached agreement on strengthening efforts to expand and deepen comprehensive cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea."

In addition, Belarus presidential office Spokesperson Natalya Eismont said, "Belarus always welcomes Chairperson Kim," noting that President Lukashenko invited Kim to Belarus.

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