Belarus and North Korea Plan Mutual Visa Waiver: 'Only Details Left to Iron Out'

Belarus and North Korea plan to soon sign a visa waiver agreement that will apply to citizens of both countries.

On the 23rd local time, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov announced that he held talks with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui to discuss overall bilateral relations, including the visa waiver agreement.

He added that the draft agreement has already been prepared and that only a few fine details remain to be coordinated.

This appears to be a follow-up measure to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's visit to Pyongyang last March, where he signed a treaty on friendship and cooperation with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

At the time, footage was released showing Kim looking pleased after receiving an assault rifle and other gifts from President Lukashenko.

Last April, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko signed a Cabinet resolution regarding the opening of an embassy in North Korea.

North Korea, which has forged a blood alliance with Russia following its troop deployment to the war in Ukraine, is also strengthening ties with Belarus, a pro-Russian nation.

(Photo: Korean Central Television footage, Yonhap News)
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