Video. North Korea welcomes Lukashenko with ceremony in Pyongyang

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · Mar 25, 2026 · 94 words · By Frederique Mauduit

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What to know about Video. North Korea welcomes Lukashenko with ceremony in Pyongyang

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko visited North Korea for talks with leader Kim Jong Un, including a military parade and wreath-laying ceremony. The visit is described as part of ongoing bilateral diplomatic engagement.

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What happened

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday for an official visit that includes talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Why it matters

He was welcomed at the airport by senior official Kim Tok Hun before attending a formal reception ceremony featuring a guard of honour and military parade in Kim Il Sung Square.

Common ground

Lukashenko later met Kim during the event and greeted North Korean officials.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The visit highlights ongoing diplomatic engagement between the two countries.”

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No evidence was found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm or refute claims about the visit's implications for bilateral diplomatic engagement.

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Claim 2: “Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Pyongyang on Wednesday for an official visit that includes talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.”

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Wikipedia entries only provide general information about Lukashenko's political career and Belarus-North Korea relations, but none directly confirm the specific visit details or dates. No independent sources corroborate the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (also transliterated from Belarusian as Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka; born 30 August 1954) is a Belarusian politician who has been the first and only president of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Lukashenko

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Lukashenko, the first and only President of Belarus, has made several international visits since he assumed office on 20 July 1994.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_presiden…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin

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Claim 3: “Lukashenko later met Kim during the event and greeted North Korean officials. As part of the visit, he also laid a wreath at the Liberation Monument to honour Soviet soldiers.”

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Wikipedia entries reference Lukashenko's political timeline and North Korea's involvement in the Ukraine war, but none confirm the specific wreath-laying ceremony or meeting details during the alleged visit.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Belarus on 26 January 2025. The president is directly elected to serve a five-year term. Incumbent president Alexander Lukashenko has won every presidential electio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Belarusian_presidential_e…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Korea has been involved in the Russo-Ukrainian war since 2022, when it supported Russia by recognizing the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic. In the autumn …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_involvement_in_th…

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Claim 4: “He was welcomed at the airport by senior official Kim Tok Hun before attending a formal reception ceremony featuring a guard of honour and military parade in Kim Il Sung Square.”

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Wikipedia sources only mention Lukashenko's diplomatic activities and Belarus-North Korea alignment, but none describe the specific airport welcome ceremony, guard of honour, or military parade details.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Support for Russia in the Russian invasion of Ukraine has come from countries such as Belarus, North Korea, China, and Iran.
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