Belarus leader Lukashenko to visit N. Korea: KCNA

SEOUL, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko will visit North Korea at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the North's state media reported Tuesday. The North's Korean Central News Agency did not say when the Belarusian leader would visit Pyongyang, but Russia's state news agency TASS reported, citing a Telegram channel close to Lukashenko's press service, that the visit would take place on March 25-26. Kim and the Belarusian leader "will hold talks to discuss the full range of bilateral ties," TASS quoted the Telegram channel as saying. "The upcoming visit is expected to strengthen the legal framework of relations and boost bilateral cooperation," TASS reported. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivers a policy speech during the second and final day of the first session of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly in Pyongyang on March 23, 2026, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap) yusbvtyhtoo@yna.co.kr(END)