Ambassador of Ukraine
Dmytro Ponomarenko in the interview for Yonhap spoke about Ukraine-South Korea cooperation, global security risks, emphasising the need for international support in repelling russian aggression.
Key messages:
- We value our partnership with South Korea and welcome continued cooperation in various domains, including humanitarian assistance, reconstruction efforts, and security cooperation, in line with our shared commitment to peace and stability.
- Ukraine strictly adheres to its international obligations, in particular, the provisions of the Third Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
- We responsibly treat all official appeals and signals from the Korean side regarding the further fate of the captured North Korean military personnel and we take into account the concerns of the South Korea government.
- South Korea’s leaders should not forget that Pyongyang supports Russia with soldiers and weapons in exchange for the latest military technology and also uses Ukrainian soil as a testing ground for its weaponry, which could be used in future possible standoff on the Korean peninsula.
- Ukraine and the Republic of Korea are both free democratic states dealing with an unpredictable, hostile totalitarian regime on their borders. The Republic of Korea is well aware that the outcome of our battle will be defining the future of global security and democracy.
- Ukraine as a member of the Non-Proliferation Treaty remains committed to its key principles as the cornerstone of the nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime.
- We continue urging our international partners to support us by providing all necessary types of conventional weaponry to boost our capabilities for repelling russia’s military aggression.