▲ Foreign Minister Cho Hyun holds a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs annex in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 22nd.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha is scheduled to visit South Korea on the 30th to hold talks with Foreign Minister Cho Hyun.
Minister Cho announced the visit during a press conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building today (June 22).
It is reported that the issue of bringing North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) currently detained in Ukraine to South Korea will be discussed during the meeting.
The South Korean government has been in ongoing consultations with Ukraine, maintaining its stance of pursuing the transfer of the North Korean soldiers to South Korea based on their own free will, as they have expressed a desire to defect.
Regarding this, a high-ranking official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "Our fundamental position remains unchanged: we are pursuing their transfer to South Korea based on their free will as quickly as possible, and we expect progress to be made when Minister Sybiha visits."
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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