SEOUL, March 27 (UPI) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a friendship and cooperation treaty following talks in Pyongyang, state media reported Friday, marking a new stage in relations between the two Russia-aligned countries.
The agreement was reached during a summit on Thursday, where the two leaders discussed expanding cooperation and exchanged views on regional and international issues, the official Korean Central News Agency said.
Kim expressed support for Belarus' efforts to maintain "socio-political stability and economic development" and defend its sovereignty on the international stage, KCNA said, while Lukashenko described bilateral ties as entering a "new development stage."
The two sides also signed additional agreements covering cooperation in areas including diplomacy, information, agriculture, education and public health.
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