A North Korean company has become a trading partner with Belarus, seeking to import dairy products from the Russian ally amid a bilateral push to expand commercial ties.

The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) revealed on Facebook that an unnamed DPRK firm had become an accredited partner of the commercial platform, which seeks to bridge local and foreign business.

But BUCE did not disclose other details about the company, only noting its plans to purchase powdered milk and potentially other agricultural products through the exchange.

The exchange first revealed the partnership in June. It has not been previously reported in