Belarus Opens Embassies in North Korea and Myanmar

Belarus has officially opened embassies in North Korea and Myanmar. Both began operating in October.

“The opening of two new embassies is the result of Belarus’s deliberate policy of strengthening its presence in countries of the ‘far arc.’ The work of Belarusian diplomatic missions abroad will focus on further developing mutually beneficial relations with North Korea and Myanmar,” the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said.

The decisions to open embassies in Pyongyang and Naypyidaw were made following talks between Aliaksandr Lukashenka and the leaders of the two countries.

North Korea’s embassy in Belarus has been operating since 2016, while Myanmar’s embassy opened this year.