South Korea on Friday summoned the Russian ambassador to lodge a protest over a brand new Russia-North Korea treaty that requires speedy army help if both nation is attacked, Yonhap news reported.
First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun known as in Russian Ambassador Georgy Zinoviev to ship Seoul’s place on the “comprehensive strategic partnership” treaty signed at a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean chief Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang on Wednesday.
South Korea’s presidential workplace condemned the pact as a risk to nationwide safety in violation of UN Security Council resolutions, warning of a detrimental affect on its relations with Moscow.
Seoul additionally mentioned it’ll rethink its stance on the arms provide to Ukraine. South Korea has thus far maintained a coverage of solely offering non-lethal help to Kyiv.
Putin, on a state go to to Vietnam, warned that it will be a “very big mistake” if South Korea supplied deadly weapons to Ukraine.
Source: www.anews.com.tr