The South Korean government is summoning Park Hee-chang, its ambassador to Ukraine, in response to a controversy surrounding the breach of a confidential agreement regarding the repatriation of North Korean military prisoners of war.
On October 8, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "The government hopes for an amicable resolution of various issues between the two countries" and added, "We will continue discussions with the Ukrainian side."
Earlier, Foreign Minister Park Jin mentioned the possibility of recalling the ambassador during a National Assembly audit on October 6. At that time, he said, "We are considering measures, including this option."
Minister Park also noted that he received a message of apology from the Ukrainian foreign minister but emphasized, "It differs somewhat from our expectations, so we intend to take firm action."
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