South Korean International Minister Cho Hyun speaks throughout a post-briefing on the ministry’s work report on the Ministry of International Affairs in Seoul, Friday. Yonhap
South Korea and Russia lately held closed-doors talks in Moscow on North Korea’s nuclear program and different urgent regional safety points, diplomatic sources stated Sunday.
In line with the sources, a South Korean international ministry official dealing with North Korean nuclear points lately traveled to Moscow for conferences with Oleg Burmistrov, the Russian international ministry’s ambassador-at-large for the North Korean nuclear subject, and different related officers.
The South Korean official apparently requested Russia to play a constructive position in guaranteeing peace on the Korean Peninsula, with Seoul trying to reopen dialogue with North Korea subsequent 12 months and efforts being made to finish the conflict in Ukraine.
Given Russia’s shut ties with North Korea, South Korea doubtless believes Moscow can play a decisive position in guaranteeing Pyongyang’s return to dialogue.
Aside from the assembly between the 2 international ministers in September this 12 months, the current assembly was the primary involving North Korean nuclear officers of Seoul and Moscow since October 2024, when their bilateral relations took a flip for the more severe attributable to North Korea’s deployment of its troops to struggle alongside Russia in Ukraine.
South Korea additionally may have used the current assembly to voice its concern in regards to the army cooperation between Russia and North Korea, which Seoul views as a possible safety risk to the Korean Peninsula.
Throughout its current coverage briefing to President Lee Jae Myung, the international ministry stated it is going to carefully monitor talks on ending the Ukraine conflict and search a constructive position for Russia on points associated to the Korean Peninsula whereas making efforts to revive ties with Moscow.
The ministry additionally stated it is going to proceed diplomatic efforts to halt army cooperation between Russia and North Korea, which it described as a violation of U.N. Safety Council resolutions.
