Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed cooperation within the Belarus-Russia-North Korea triangle during a telephone conversation on 12 April, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
“The presidents addressed the topic of cooperation within the Belarus-Russia-North Korea triangle. Following the official visit of the president of Belarus to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, a range of promising areas for cooperation has been identified. During today’s conversation, the possibility of implementing several projects in a trilateral format was discussed,” the press service said.
As BelTA previously reported, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Chairman of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un held official talks in Pyongyang on 26 March, declaring the beginning of a new stage in bilateral relations. Following the talks, a treaty on friendship and cooperation between Belarus and the DPRK was signed. The parties also concluded roughly a dozen agreements and memorandums on cooperation in specific areas.
