Minister of Unification meets with Ukrainian ambassador to South Korea... North Korean prisoners of war are being sent to South Korea

South Korean Minister of Unification Kim Young-ho met with Ukrainian Ambassador to South Korea Dmytro Ponomarenko to discuss the issue of repatriating North Korean prisoners of war.
The Ministry of Unification announced on the 21st that Minister Kim Young-ho met with Ambassador Dmytro Ponomarenko to discuss the issue of repatriating North Korean prisoners of war and the international situation.
Minister Kim Young-ho conveyed his condolences to Ambassador Dmytro Ponomarenko for the situation Ukraine is facing and the pain its people are going through.
Also, with regard to North Korean prisoners of war captured alive by the Ukrainian military, those people are constitutionally South Korean nationals.
Minister Kim reiterated the Korean government's stance that it will provide necessary protection and support in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
In response, Ambassador Dmytro Ponomarenko expressed his gratitude for the support and assistance of the Korean government and people in relation to the situation in Ukraine.
Regarding the issue of repatriating North Korean prisoners of war, Ambassador Dmytro Ponomarenko said, "Ukraine complies with international law, including the Geneva Conventions, and will hold discussions with the international community, including South Korea."
South Korea's Ministry of Unification explained, "Both sides agreed that South Korea and Ukraine are important cooperative partners and agreed to maintain continuous communication and cooperation."
Two North Korean prisoners of war who were sent to the Russian military and captured by Ukrainian forces during a battle are now reportedly hoping to go to South Korea.
Cho Tae-yeol, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), also said in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibikha that the North Korean soldiers captured alive by the Ukrainian military are South Korean nationals under the constitution and that they should not be treated as South Korean citizens.
The South Korean government has emphasized its position that it will accept all those who wish to go. Meanwhile, Sergei Shoigu, the National Security Council's special envoy for Russian President Putin,
It was learned that the Secretary-General will visit Pyongyang on the same day and meet with North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Eun. Secretary-General Sergei Shoigu will ask Chairman Kim Jong Eun to consider bilateral cooperation between Russia and Russia.
It is expected to share the status of Krajina's armistice negotiations and reflect North Korea's demands as much as possible, including the direction for the treatment of North Korean prisoners of war.