Seoul vows continued Ukraine aid despite POW row
South Korea's foreign ministry said Thursday it would maintain its commitment to supporting Ukraine despite a diplomatic dispute over Kyiv's transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. "As a responsible member of the international community, we will continue to maintain our principled position on providing assistance to Ukraine," a foreign ministry official told AFP. The JoongAng Ilbo…
South Korea's foreign ministry pledged Thursday to uphold its aid to Ukraine despite a diplomatic spat over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. Speaking to AFP, a ministry official emphasized the nation's commitment to its "principled position" of supporting Ukraine as a responsible global citizen.
The JoongAng Ilbo newspaper revealed this week that the foreign ministry had requested approximately $100 million in funding for Ukraine in the upcoming fiscal year, with $50 million earmarked for a NATO trust fund and $20 million allocated for humanitarian aid. In July, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced that the country had committed $100 million in overall assistance to Ukraine at a NATO summit.
Our government will continue to provide much-needed humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people, the foreign ministry official stated, adding that the nation will also contribute to international efforts aimed at aiding Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction. This response came in the wake of growing tensions between the two nations, triggered by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea.
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