Foreign ministry calls in Ukrainian envoy in response to Kyiv disclosing transfer of NK POWs
The foreign ministry on Monday called in Andrii Vieshkin, acting ambassador of Ukraine to South Korea, following Kyiv's revelation of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to Seoul. First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo conveyed Seoul's stern stance on the issue to Vieshkin, the ministry said in a statement. Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed…
South Korea's Foreign Ministry has summoned Ukraine's Acting Ambassador Andriy Vieshkin following Kyiv's disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to South Korea. The summoning comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the handover of the POWs during a United Nations General Assembly speech last week.
South Korea maintains that the transfer was intended to remain confidential for the safety of the prisoners and their families, a claim Ukraine denies. The South Korean administration asserts that Ukraine's denial of a confidentiality agreement gravely damages mutual trust and friendly relations between the two countries.
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