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S. Korea, Ukraine Had No Discussion on Timing of Disclosing NK POW Repatriation: Diplomat

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WARSAW — South Korea and Ukraine had formed a consensus to keep discussions on the repatriation of captured North Korean soldiers confidential for as long as possible, a South Korean diplomat said Sunday. Yoon Ji-wan, charge d'affaires at the South Korean Embassy in Ukraine, made the remark during a parliamentary audit by the subcommittee on foreign affairs conducted at the South Korean Embassy in Poland. "We had no discussions on a timeline for…

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(Warsaw=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Gye-yeon = Arguments that measures to prevent a recurrence are needed in the diplomatic conflict between South Korea and Ukraine over the public disclosure of the repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war are...

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The South Korean Embassy in Ukraine stated that regarding the Ukrainian government’s disclosure on the 18th (local time) of the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, there was a “consensus between the two governments to keep the information private for as long as possible.” Yoon Ji-wan, Acting Ambassador (Minister Counselor) of the South Korean Embassy in Ukraine, [spoken on] the same day at the National Assembly and other ve…

Claims have emerged that although the South Korean and Ukrainian governments reached a consensus to keep the issue of the repatriation of North Korean prisoners of war (PW) to South Korea confidential for as long as possible, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed it without prior notice. On the 18th (local time), Yoon Ji-wan, Acting Ambassador (Minister Counselor) at the South Korean Embassy in Ukraine, stated regarding the issue of …

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매일신문 broke the news on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
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