South Korean Ministry of Unification: ``All Russia got from North Korea was shells''

South Korea's Ministry of Unification has expressed concerns about the first summit meeting and military cooperation between North Korea and Russia in four years and five months. However, the Ministry of Unification said that since the only thing North Korea could provide Russia with was artillery shells,
Our position is that we must respond from a long-term perspective. Minister Kim made his remarks at a press conference held on the 14th at the inter-Korean relations management group meeting place in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
``While we will have to learn more about the detailed results of the Russia-North Korea summit, we must be deeply concerned about military cooperation and arms deals.''
We urge them to stop this senseless act of retreat and comply with international norms such as Security Council resolutions." Secretary Kim then commented on the Russia-North Korea summit, saying, ``There is a possibility that military cooperation will be more sophisticated than in the past.''
is very high. "This clearly violates United Nations Security Council resolutions in its entirety," he said, adding, "Based on the close U.S.-South Korea alliance and with mutual assistance from the international community, we will denounce and stop this senseless transaction."
However, the Ministry of Unification estimates that military cooperation between Russia and North Korea will not produce significant synergistic effects. Considering the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine from a long-term perspective, at that time North Korea
This is because they believed that South Korea's support would be necessary. A high-ranking official at the Ministry of Unification said, ``It is true that the Russia-North Korea summit is causing problems that threaten our national security,'' and ``we are not considering this from a short-term perspective.''
We have to look at it over the long term, not just looking at it." He then asked, ``What more can Russia expect from North Korea other than getting shells from North Korea?''
"It can only be assumed that there are certain limits to advanced military technological assistance to North Korea." The official also stated that ``wars have a beginning and an end,'' and predicted that the war could end within one to two years.
reached. ``From a long-term perspective, Russia's relationship with the Republic of Korea will be far more important than its relationship with North Korea (assuming the end of the war),'' he said, adding, ``There are some rumors that a Russia-North Korea summit will be held.''
"There is talk that we should also provide lethal weapons to Ukraine in order to protect them, but if we look at this issue from a long-term perspective, we have to proceed with caution."