G7 countries, allies express grave concern over deployment of North Korean troops to Russia

Published November 05,2024

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G7 international locations, the EU in addition to Australia, South Korea, and New Zealand on Tuesday expressed “grave concern” over deployment of North Korean troops to Russia and condemned the rising cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.

In a joint assertion, international ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the UK, the U.S. and the excessive consultant of the EU, expressed “grave concern” over deployment of North Korean troops to Russia, “potentially for the use on the battlefield against Ukraine.”

“North Korea’s direct support for Russia’s war on Ukraine would mark a dangerous expansion of the conflict, with serious consequences for European and Indo-Pacific peace and security,” mentioned the assertion, recalling that a number of 1000’s of North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia.

The international ministers mentioned it might be a “further breach” of worldwide regulation, together with essentially the most elementary ideas of the UN Charter.

“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the increasing military cooperation between the DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and Russia, including the DPRK’s export and Russia’s unlawful procurement of DPRK ballistic missiles in breach of multiple UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs), as well as Russia’s use of these missiles and munitions against Ukraine.”

It additional famous that also they are “deeply concerned” concerning the potential for any switch of nuclear or ballistic missile-related expertise from Russia to the DPRK in violation of the related UNSCRs.

Calling on North Korea to cease offering help to Russia’s warfare, the international ministers reaffirmed “unwavering commitment” to help Ukraine.

Earlier, South Korea and Ukraine mentioned that some 10,000 North Korean troops had been deployed to Russia.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte additionally confirmed that North Korean troops had been already within the Kursk area in a “dangerous expansion” of the battle.