South Korea to pull more Ukraine embassy staff after POW dispute
Seoul said the move follows a weekslong row over North Korean prisoners of war and keeps consular services in place for Korean nationals.
- On Tuesday, South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the withdrawal of additional embassy staff from Kyiv, citing the government's failure to receive a constructive response regarding the ongoing diplomatic dispute.
- This escalation follows the recall of Park Ki-chang last week, prompted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Sept 23 disclosure regarding the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea.
- Officials cited persistent airstrike threats across Ukraine and the lack of progress in resolving the weekslong diplomatic row as primary factors driving the staff reduction decision.
- The Foreign Ministry noted that diplomatic communication will continue through the chargé d'affaires, and all consular personnel will remain to protect Korean nationals in Ukraine.
- Officials maintain that Kyiv has not taken constructive steps to resolve the prisoner transfer issue, despite the government conveying its position through various channels.
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South Korea to withdraw some embassy staff from Ukraine as row over POW transfer deepens
South Korea says it will withdraw some staff from its embassy in Kyiv, deepening a diplomatic row over Ukraine’s announcement last month of a transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war that Seoul says was meant to be secret.…
The diplomatic scandal between Ukraine and South Korea over the "repatriation" of North Korean prisoners of war continues after Seoul's withdrawal from Kiev.
Decision arises in the context of the dispute over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul and after The Guardian reveals that South Korea sent gas oil to Russia.
The Seoul Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday that it would withdraw diplomatic personnel from Ukraine in the context of the dispute with Kiev over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, informs Yonha, according to Agerpres.
Seoul will withdraw the additional staff of its embassy in Ukraine, and the Ambassador himself has already been returned to Seoul.
South Korea to withdraw some Kyiv embassy staff as row over POW transfer deepens
South Korea says it will withdraw some staff from its embassy in Kyiv, deepening a diplomatic row over Ukraine’s announcement last month of a transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war that Seoul says was meant to be secret
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