Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, had talks with Aleksandr Lukashenko, president of the Republic of Belarus on an official visit to the DPRK, on March 26.

Present at the talks from the DPRK side were Choe Son Hui, minister of Foreign Affairs, Kim Song Nam, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, Kim Tok Hun, first vice-premier of the DPRK Cabinet, Yun Jong Ho, minister of External Economic Relations, and Kim Jong Gyu, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs.

Present from the Belorussian side were Yuri Shuleiko, deputy prime minister of the government of the Republic of Belarus, Maxim Ryzhenkov, minister of Foreign Affairs, Aleksandr Khodzhayev, minister of Public Health, Andrei Ivanets, minister of Education, and Andrei Kuznetsov, minister of Industry.

Welcoming Aleksandr Lukashenko on a visit to the DPRK for the first time since the establishment of the diplomatic relations, Kim Jong Un expressed support to and solidarity with the policy of the Belorussian leadership for achieving socio-political stability and economic development of the country and defending its sovereign right in the international arena.

Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed thanks to Kim Jong Un for kindly inviting him to Pyongyang and said that although the two countries are geographically far apart, the bilateral relations based on the long-standing traditions of friendship and common feelings have entered a new development stage today.

At the talks a series of plans was discussed for boosting exchanges and cooperation in various fields including high-level visits between the DPRK and the Republic of Belarus and opinions were exchanged on international and regional issues of mutual concern.

Expressing satisfaction with the meeting and the talks, the top leaders of the two countries expressed belief that the bilateral cooperative relations between Pyongyang and Minsk would grow stronger in the interests of the peoples of the two countries.

At the end of the talks, the Treaty on Friendship and Cooperation between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Belarus was signed with due ceremony.

Kim Jong Un, president of the State Affairs of the DPRK, together with Aleksandr Lukashenko, president of the Republic of Belarus, signed the treaty.

Kim Jong Un had a photo taken with Aleksandr Lukashenko in commemoration of the conclusion of the inter-state treaty between the two countries.