Politics

To pay an official visit to the DPRK at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Aleksandr Lukashenko, president of the Republic of Belarus, arrived in Pyongyang by his private plane on March 25.

Accompanying him are Yuri Shuleiko, deputy prime minister of the government of the Republic of Belarus, Maxim Ruzenkov, minister of Foreign Affairs, Aleksandr Khodzhayev, minister of Public Health, Andrei Ivanets, minister of Education, Andrei Kuznetsov, minister of Industry, and other suite members.

Seen flying at the flagstaffs at Pyongyang International Airport were the national flags of the DPRK and the Republic of Belarus and the guard of honour of the Korean People’s Army lined up at the apron of the airport.

Kim Tok Hun, member of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and first vice-premier of the Cabinet, and Kim Jong Gyu, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, warmly greeted Aleksandr Lukashenko, president of the Republic of Belarus.

A woman worker presented a bouquet to Aleksandr Lukashenko.

Children welcomed the friendly guests of Belarus, waving national flags of the two countries.