The Russian and Belarusian leaders met and discussed the possibility of trilateral cooperation with North Korea.

On September 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Sochi, Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko (left) at a meeting in Sochi, Russia, on September 15. (Source: Sputnik)

At the meeting on September 15, President Putin told the head of Belarus: “I recently met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. I also wanted to inform you how the discussions on the regional situation went – ​​this is also very important, and of course includes the most pressing issues surrounding the situation and the crisis in Ukraine.”

According to Putin, the relationship between Russia and Belarus is developing steadily and reliably, and the two sides will increasingly strengthen communication, consultations on relations, and interaction.

For his part, President Lukashenko affirmed that Russia, Belarus, and North Korea could consider the possibility of trilateral cooperation.

At the same time, he said that Minsk had recently supplied Moscow with 60,000 tons of diesel and 60,000 tons of gasoline, and was ready to increase shipments further.

In addition, the Belarusian leader congratulated Putin on holding the regional elections, emphasizing that it was a "great success".

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