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Jooheon Kim
Jooheon Kim is a Correspondent at NK News. He previously worked at Aju News Corporation where he covered South Korea's economy and tech sectors, K-pop and inter-Korean politics.
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News Seoul reaffirms willingness to accept North Korean soldiers captured by UkraineSouth Korean foreign minister requests Kyiv’s cooperation on issue amid concerns POWs could be repatriated to DPRK South Korea’s foreign minister reaffirmed Seoul’s commitment to protecting and accepting North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine on Monday, amid concerns that legal and political hurdles could lead to their repatriation to the DPRK. Speaking by phone with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Cho Tae-yul emphasized that the two North Koreans captured in Russia’s Kursk region are considered ROK citizens under South Korea’s constitution, Seoul’s foreign ministry stated in a press release. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |