(LEAD) Foreign ministry calls in Ukrainian envoy as Kyiv reveals transfer of N. Korean POWs

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SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry on Monday called in Andrii Vieshkin, acting ambassador of Ukraine to South Korea, following Kyiv's revelation of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to Seoul.

First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo conveyed Seoul's stern stance on the issue to Vieshkin, the ministry said in a statement.

Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed during a United Nations address that Ukraine has sent the two North Korean soldiers captured last year to South Korea.

This Sept. 10, 2026, file photo shows the foreign ministry in Seoul. (Yonhap)

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his office have since said Ukraine breached a nondisclosure agreement aimed at keeping the transfer a secret to safeguard the soldiers from dangers they could face if their transfer were to be disclosed, citing international law and humanitarian principles.

Soon after, Ukrainian media outlets reported a Ukrainian presidential source as denying the existence of a confidentiality agreement with Seoul.

Park expressed strong concern over Ukraine's denial of the confidentiality agreement with South Korea, saying such an action gravely damages mutual trust and affects the friendly ties of the two countries, the ministry said.

The vice minister called for Ukraine's official clarification and apology over its move, to which the Ukrainian envoy said he will accurately report on Seoul's stance to Kyiv, it added.

The move by the foreign ministry comes a day after Cheong Wa Dae also expressed "strong regret" over Ukraine's action.

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首尔，9月28日（韩联社）——在基辅方面透露将两名朝鲜战俘转移到首尔后，韩国外交部周一召见了乌克兰驻韩国代理大使安德烈·维什金。

外交部在一份声明中表示，第一副外长朴允珠已向维什金传达了首尔方面在该问题上的强硬立场。

上周，乌克兰总统泽连斯基在联合国发表讲话时透露，乌克兰已将去年俘获的两名朝鲜士兵送往韩国。

这张摄于2026年9月10日的资料照片显示的是首尔的外交部大楼。（韩联社）

韩国总统李在明及其办公室随后表示，乌克兰违反了旨在保密此次移交行动的保密协议，以保护士兵免受移交行动泄露后可能面临的危险，并援引了国际法和人道主义原则。

不久之后，乌克兰媒体援引乌克兰总统府消息人士的话报道称，该消息人士否认与首尔存在保密协议。

韩国外交部表示，朴槿惠对乌克兰否认与韩国签署的保密协议表示强烈关切，称这种行为严重损害了互信，影响了两国友好关系。

副部长要求乌克兰就其举动作出正式澄清并道歉，乌克兰特使表示，他将向基辅如实汇报首尔的立场。

外交部的这一举动是在青瓦台对乌克兰的行动表示“强烈遗憾”的第二天做出的。

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