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Seoul Demands Ukraine Apology Over North Korean POW Leak
Seoul says Kyiv breached a secrecy pact meant to protect the soldiers and their families, and it is considering additional measures.
- South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned acting Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Beshkin on Monday to protest President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's revelation that Ukraine transferred two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul.
- During a United Nations address last week, Zelenskyy disclosed the transfer, violating a nondisclosure agreement Seoul claims was essential to protect the soldiers from potential repercussions if their relocation became public.
- Demanding an official apology, First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo argued the unilateral disclosure gravely damages mutual trust, while the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office reportedly denied any confidentiality agreement existed.
- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung labeled the disclosure "cruel and irresponsible," noting the transfer was kept secret to safeguard the former soldiers and their families from dangers in the North.
- On September 27, senior presidential secretary for public relations Seong Ghi-hong reiterated the government's "strong regret," citing security, humanitarian concerns, and risks to potential prisoner exchanges as reasons for the secrecy agreement.
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Koreans are upset that Kiev unilaterally announced the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to the South.
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After the revelation by Volodymyr Zelensky of a secret transfer of North Korean prisoners, Seoul demands an official apology from Kiev. South Korea denounces a violation of a confidential agreement that threatens...
South Korea argues that Kiev violated a confidentiality agreement, in its reply it is denied that an agreement existed.
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