SEOUL, March 26 (UPI) -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in North Korea this week for his first official visit to the country, state media reported Thursday, as Pyongyang and Minsk deepen ties while both support Russia's war in Ukraine.
Lukashenko was greeted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a formal welcoming ceremony held Wednesday at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
The visit highlights growing alignment among Western-sanctioned states that have backed Moscow since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
North Korea has supplied Russia with munitions and deployed about 15,000 troops to assist operations in the Kursk region, according to South Korea's National Intelligence Service. Belarus, a close Kremlin ally, has provided logistical and territorial support for Russian military operations.
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