
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it expects to continue communicating with Ukraine through diplomatic channels to express its position regarding Ukraine's unilateral disclosure of the repatriation of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea.
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Ukraine unilaterally disclosed the repatriation of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea and announced that there was no non-disclosure agreement.
โKoreaโs position has been communicated and Ukraine is also considering itโฆexpecting to express its position.โ
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Ji-heon and Min Seon-hee = The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it is continuing communication through diplomatic channels with Ukraine in response to Ukraine's unilateral disclosure of the repatriation of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea.
An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on the 1st, โOur position has been communicated, and Ukraine is also considering it,โ and added, โCommunication is taking place between diplomatic authorities.โ
He continued, โUkraine is aware that this issue is sensitive, and since there is a relationship between the two countries, we expect that they will make a statement on this issue.โ
However, he added that Ukraine has not yet expressed its official position, and the method or timing of expressing its position cannot be specified.
On the 28th of last month, First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Yun-joo summoned the Ukrainian Acting Ambassador to Korea Andriy Beshkin and demanded an official explanation and apology for the unilateral disclosure of the repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war and the announcement by the Office of the President of Ukraine that there was no non-disclosure agreement.
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