Lukashenko begins official visit to DPRK

On 25 March Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko began the official visit of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The head of the Belarusian state was met at the airport by First Vice Premier Kim Tok-hun of the DPRK and Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov. The president's motorcade was accompanied by a motorcycle escort.