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North Korea, Belarus leaders sign friendship treaty in Pyongyang
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko held summit talks in Pyongyang on Thursday and signed a treaty on friendship and cooperation. Lukashenko hailed the document as 'fundamental' and said relations are entering a 'new stage.' Kim expressed 'solidarity and full support' for Belarus.
Outgoing IIHF president Luc Tardif addressed Russia's push to rejoin major ice hockey tournaments during a Sunday press conference in Zürich. Russia has won an appeal against its exclusion from events including the World Championships and Olympics.
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Latvia has stated it will not play Belarus in the upcoming U18 World Championship even if the teams are matched in the playoffs or a relegation game.
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has announced that Germany will take in the released Belarusian opposition figures Maria Kolesnikowa and Viktor Babariko. The two were freed from prison on Saturday as part of a deal with the US and initially brought to Ukraine. Dobrindt emphasized Germany's interest in supporting the Belarusian democracy movement.
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From Minsk, the Belarus-Cuba society and the Russian Society for Friendship and Cultural Liaison with Foreign Countries expressed their unwavering support for Cuba in its fight against the US blockade, in a statement issued today.