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![This frame grab, taken from video from Belarusian state-owned news outlet Pul Pervogo, shows Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko watching as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds a rifle gifted to him by Lukashenko in Pyongyang. [Pul Pervogo/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/image-1774548190.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![North Korea's Kim Jong Un welcomes Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Pyongyang for an official two-day visit [KCNA via Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/reuters_69c50dbc-1774521788-1-1774527751.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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