Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko has arrived in North Korea on an official visit. 

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted an official welcome ceremony in Pyongyang on 25 March, the Belarusian BelTA state news agency reported.

After the ceremony, Lukashenko visited the Liberation Monument in Pyongyang together with Kim Jong Un.

According to BelTA, Lukashenko’s visit to North Korea is expected to “reinforce the legal framework of the relations and contribute to the invigoration of bilateral interaction.”

Aleksander Lukashenko and Kim Jong Un previously met in September 2025 in Beijing where they attended a parade among invited foreign leaders. At that time, Kim Jong Un invited the Belarusian president to visit his country at any convenient time.