ABC NEWS | Published November 27, 2024
South Korea’s president has met a visiting Ukraine delegation and called for a joint response to the threat posed by North Korea’s recent dispatch of more than 10,000 soldiers to support Russia’s war against Ukraine
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s president on Wednesday met a visiting Ukraine delegation and called for the two countries to formulate countermeasures in response to the threat posed by North Korea’s recent dispatch of more than 10,000 soldiers to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The North Korean troop deployment is threatening to expand the almost three-year war, with Ukraine and the U.S. saying that some of the soldiers have already begun engaging in battle on the front lines. Seoul and Washington also worry that Russia might in return help North Korea build more advanced nuclear weapons targeting them. In late October, South Korea warned it could respond by supplying weapons to Ukraine.
During a meeting with the Ukrainian delegation led by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, President Yoon Suk Yeol said he hopes that Seoul and Kiev will work out effective ways to cope with the security threat posed by the North Korean-Russian military cooperation including the North’s troop dispatch, Yoon’s office said in a statement.
The Ukrainian delegation later met separately with Yoon’s national security adviser, Shin Wonsik, and Defense Minister Kim Yong Hyun. During the meetings, Umerov briefed the South Korean officials on the status of the Russia-Ukraine war and expressed hope that Kyiv and Seoul will strengthen cooperation, the statement said.
It said the two sides agreed to continue to share information on the North Korean troops in Russia and North Korean-Russian weapons and technology transfers while closely coordinating with the United States.
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Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umerov met the South Korean delegation in Seoul Picture: Yonhap via AP
IRISH EXAMINER | Published November 27, 2024
South Korea’s President has met a visiting Ukrainian delegation and called for a joint response to the threat posed by North Korea’s recent dispatch of more than 10,000 soldiers to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The North Korean troop deployment is threatening to expand the near-three-year war, with Ukraine and the US saying that some of the soldiers have already begun engaging in battle on the front lines.
Seoul and Washington also worry that Russia might in return help North Korea build more advanced nuclear weapons. In late October, South Korea warned it could respond by supplying weapons to Ukraine.
During a meeting with the Ukrainian delegation led by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, President Yoon Suk Yeol said he hopes that Seoul and Kiev will work out effective ways to cope with the security threat posed by the North Korean-Russian military cooperation including the North’s troop dispatch, Mr Yoon’s office said.
The Ukrainian delegation later met separately with Mr Yoon’s national security adviser, Shin Wonsik, and Defence Minister Kim Yong Hyun.
During the meetings, Mr Umerov briefed the South Korean officials on the status of the Russia-Ukraine war and expressed hope that Kyiv and Seoul will strengthen cooperation, the statement said.
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SOURCE: www.irishexaminer.com
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