Seoul to maintain Ukraine aid despite spat over North Korea prisoner transfer

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South Korea says it will maintain support for Ukraine despite a diplomatic dispute over the disclosure of two North Korean prisoners of war who are to be repatriated to South Korea. Seoul says assistance to Ukraine will be handled separately while bilateral consultations continue.

South Korea will continue supporting Ukraine “as a responsible member of the international community” despite a diplomatic dispute over the disclosure of two North Korean prisoners of war being repatriated to the South, a foreign ministry official said on Thursday. The official said Seoul would treat its help to Ukraine separately from the dispute, while continuing bilateral consultations to resolve outstanding issues. The remarks came after South Korean Ambassador to Ukraine Park Ki-chang was...