Belarusian delegation to visit N. Korea for economic talks
SEOUL, May 6 (Yonhap) — A government delegation from Belarus will visit North Korea this week for talks on economic cooperation between the two nations, Pyongyang’s state-run media reported Tuesday.
The delegation was scheduled to visit Pyongyang from Tuesday to Friday to hold a meeting of the intergovernmental joint committee for trade and economic cooperation, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
The visit, led by Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Shuleiko, comes at the request of Pyongyang, it noted.
Top diplomats of North Korea and Belarus held a meeting in Pyongyang in July 2024, as the two nations have been deepening military ties with Russia amid Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui (C) shakes hands with her Belarusian counterpart, Maxim Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov (L), during their talks at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang on July 24, 2024, in this file photo provided by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
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