South Korea summoned the Ukrainian ambassador over the situation involving prisoners of war from North Korea

The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Andriy Veshkin, Ukraine’s acting ambassador to Seoul, following Kyiv’s announcement regarding the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war.

First Deputy Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo conveyed Seoul’s position to the Ukrainian diplomat and expressed “deep concern” over the situation.

The South Korean Foreign Ministry stated that Ukraine’s denial of the confidentiality agreement allegedly seriously undermines mutual trust and could negatively impact relations between the two countries.

Seoul called on the Ukrainian side to provide an official explanation and apologize. Veshkin, for his part, said he would convey the South Korean Foreign Ministry’s position to Kyiv.

The situation arose after Ukraine announced the transfer of two prisoners of war from North Korea to South Korea.

Source: Yonhap

In South Korea, the presidential administration demanded an official explanation and an apology from Ukraine over the disclosure of information regarding the handover of two prisoners of war from North Korea to Seoul. Seoul claims that Kyiv violated a confidentiality agreement and subsequently denied the existence of such an agreement.

In South Korea, Kyiv denied Seoul’s claim regarding an alleged agreement not to disclose the transfer of two prisoners of war from North Korea to South Korea.