The presidents of North Korea and Belarus signed a treaty of friendship and cooperation in Pyongyang.

The presidents of North Korea and Belarus, Kim Jong Un and Alexander Lukashenko, signed an agreement on friendship and cooperation in Pyongyang today.

Lukashenko, who is in Pyongyang on a two-day official visit, called the document "fundamental" and said relations between the two countries were "entering a new phase," his office said.

"Yes, we did not have close cooperation, largely through our own fault. But I am sincerely glad to note that cooperation has now been significantly intensified," Lukashenko said.

"In today's reality of global transformation, when great powers openly ignore and violate international law, independent countries must cooperate more closely and unite efforts aimed at protecting their sovereignty and improving the well-being of their citizens," he added.

Lukashenko's press service reported that Kim expressed "solidarity and full support" for Belarus and spoke out against "illegal Western pressure on Belarus."

Belarus is a close ally of Russia. Lukashenko allowed Russia to use Belarusian territory as a launch pad for its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and later approved the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in his country.

Kim has also in recent years shifted his foreign policy toward Russia, sending thousands of troops and large quantities of weapons to support President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine, while presenting North Korea as part of a united front against the United States.

Lukashenko and Kim last met in September 2025 in Beijing.