"Ukraine Broke Non-Disclosure Agreement on POW Repatriation, Highly Regrettable"

President Lee Jae-myung expressed deep regret over the Ukrainian president's sudden announcement that North Korean prisoners of war had been repatriated to South Korea.

President Lee stated that Ukraine disclosed this fact in violation of a non-disclosure agreement with South Korea.

President Lee emphasized that the issue of repatriating North Korean POWs to South Korea is a sensitive agenda that significantly affects diplomacy, national security, and the situation on the Korean Peninsula, adding that keeping it undisclosed was appropriate in all respects and that an agreement had been reached accordingly.
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