The South Korean government criticizes Ukraine for unilaterally publicizing the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war and demands an explanation and apology.

The South Korean government criticized that South Korea and Ukraine reached a confidentiality agreement regarding the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war, but Ukraine still unilaterally disclosed the information, so it demanded an explanation and apology from the Ukrainian government. The picture shows a diagram of North Korean soldiers. (Reuters)

Since North Korea sent soldiers to support the Russian war, a large number of soldiers have died on the front lines of the Ukraine-Russia war, and some North Korean soldiers have been captured by Ukraine. However, Ukraine's recent transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea has caused protests from the South Korean government. The South Korean government has criticized that South Korea and Ukraine have reached a confidentiality agreement regarding the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war. However, Ukraine still unilaterally disclosed the news and therefore demanded an explanation and apology from the Ukrainian government.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, this incident occurred when Ukrainian President Zelensky publicly stated at the United Nations on the 24th that Ukraine would transfer two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea in the near future, and claimed that "it will not be easy to capture these people alive." The South Korean Presidential Office stated in a statement on the 27th that it strongly regrets Ukraine's unilateral disclosure of North Korean prisoners of war and its mistaken announcement that there is no confidentiality agreement. If necessary, South Korea is considering taking further measures in this regard.

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The South Korean Presidential Office emphasized that the confidentiality agreement was to protect North Korean soldiers from possible dangers if the transfer operation was leaked. The Ukrainian government also requested that the transfer operation be kept secret because "giving up the opportunity to exchange North Korean prisoners of war for Ukrainian prisoners of war" might lead to domestic criticism. However, Ukraine secretly violated the confidentiality agreement.

The South Korean Presidential Office believes that this has "seriously hindered" bilateral trust and caused serious damage to bilateral friendship, and demanded that Ukraine provide a formal explanation and apology.

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