- Russian Ambassador to South Korea Zinoviev was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to protest. South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, ``Jung Byung-won, Assistant Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, called Ambassador Zinoviev to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building this afternoon.
"We strongly objected to the recent comments made by the spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding President Yoon's remarks." Assistant Vice Minister Chung told the Russian side, ``We are protecting North Korea unconditionally while ignoring the truth.''
It is extremely regrettable that he criticized the remarks of the leader of a country in such an extremely disrespectful manner." He also emphasized that ``things like this will only further worsen relations between South Korea and Russia.''
Ambassador Zinoviev said, ``I have carefully listened to the South Korean government's position,'' and ``I will immediately report this to my home government,'' the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.
Prior to this, the public relations office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea sent out a message to journalists in and out of the country, in which the spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs belittled President Yoon's remarks.
On the 1st (local time), he strongly criticized the comment, saying, ``For a statement made by a spokesperson for a country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is below the standard, disrespectful, and biased.''
A spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the central integration meeting was held on the 31st of last month at the State Guest House in Cheongwa Dae.
President Yun's remarks at the defense conference were described as ``biased'' and ``Such remarks were made with the purpose of concealing an aggressive plan targeting the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.'' claimed
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2024/02/05 08:02 KST
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