Ukraine's FM to meet South Korean counterpart to 'normalize relations,' diplomatic source says
Photo: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (x.com/andrii_sybiha)
Ukraine is taking a number of steps to normalize relations with South Korea. One of them will take place at the foreign minister level, a diplomatic source told RBC-Ukraine.
Sybiha to meet Cho Hyun
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha will meet with his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun in Paris. This will be an in-person meeting, the diplomatic source says.
"Its goal will be the normalization of relations and bilateral dialogue," the source specified.
Diplomatic dispute with South Korea
RBC-Ukraine previously wrote that South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun stated he does not rule out severing diplomatic relations with Ukraine. This would happen if the current escalation of disagreements continues.
However, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry urged caution and called for an analysis of South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun's actual remarks. Severing diplomatic relations between the countries is not on the table.
The diplomatic dispute between Kyiv and Seoul escalated when President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced at the UN General Assembly that two North Korean prisoners of war had been handed over to South Korea.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung stated that making this information public violated a confidentiality agreement.
