Ukraine, South Korea to enhance cooperation to counter North Korea: Zelensky
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said he agreed with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to develop countermeasures and a strategy against North Korea. The two met when Mr Yoon visited Kyiv in 2023.
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KYIV – President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Oct 29 he agreed with South Korea’s president to step up contacts between their nations at all levels to develop countermeasures and a strategy to respond to North Korea’s involvement in the war in Ukraine
Mr Zelensky, in a readout of a phone call with President Yoon Suk Yeol published on X, added that the two leaders also agreed to strengthen exchanges of intelligence and expertise.
“As part of this agreement, Ukraine and the Republic of Korea will soon exchange delegations to coordinate actions,” he noted.
Mr Zelensky said he shared data about the deployment of 3,000 North Korean troops to Russian training grounds near the combat zone, with their presence expected to increase to approximately 12,000.
“We agreed to strengthen intelligence and expertise exchange, intensify contacts at all levels, especially the highest, in order to develop an action strategy and countermeasures to address this escalation, and to engage our mutual partners in cooperation,” he added. REUTERS
