South Korea\u2019s presidential office demanded an official explanation and apology from Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea and then falsely denying that the two sides had agreed to keep the move confidential.
\u201cThe presidential office expresses strong regret over Ukraine\u2019s unilateral disclosure and its subsequent false announcement that there had not been a non-disclosure agreement,\u201d Seong Ghi-hong, senior presidential secretary for public relations, said in a statement released on Sept 27.
He said the government was reviewing additional measures over the issue if necessary.
Seong said Ukraine had repeatedly discussed the prisoners\u2019 transfer with Seoul through various channels and had requested secrecy, arguing that public disclosure could trigger domestic criticism that Kyiv had given up an opportunity to exchange the soldiers for Ukrainian prisoners.
South Korea agreed to keep the transfer confidential given security, diplomatic and humanitarian concerns, including the safety of the prisoners and their families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
South Korea\u2019s presidential office demanded an official explanation and apology from Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea and then falsely denying that the two sides had agreed to keep the move confidential.\u201cThe presidential office expresses strong regret over Ukraine\u2019s unilateral disclosure and its subsequent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n