00:00Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in North Korea for his first official visit to the country.
00:07The two-day trip is expected to see Lukashenko sign a friendship and cooperation agreement with North Korean leader Kim
00:14Jong-un
00:15as both countries seek to post a united front against pressure from the West.
00:23Belarus media said the visit is aimed at deepening ties and identifying areas of mutual interest.
00:28The two leaders last met during a military parade in Beijing in September, where Kim extended the invitation for the
00:35visit.
00:36Both North Korea and Belarus have backed Russia's war in Ukraine, with Pyongyang deploying troops and Minsk serving as a
00:43staging ground for the 2022 invasion.
00:46The West has since imposed heavy sanctions on Belarus, both for its role in the war and also its crackdown
00:53on protests in 2020.
00:54But US President Donald Trump has moved to build ties with Minsk, easing some sanctions and welcoming the country to
01:02his port of peace,
01:03signalling a possible reset in relations.
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