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Posted on March 22, 2025
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South Korea's Foreign Minister calls for an end to North Korea-Russia military cooperation, emphasizing the importance of UN sanctions and denuclearisation.
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul said on Saturday that military cooperation between North Korea and Russia must stop, and North Korea should not be rewarded for its wrongdoings in the course of bringing about the end of the war in Ukraine.
Cho also said it is important for South Korea, Japan and China to faithfully carry out UN sanctions against North Korea, and to put efforts into stopping North Korean provocations and bring about its complete denuclearisation.
Cho is meeting his Chinese and Japanese counterparts in Tokyo, in the first such trilateral talks since 2023.
(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Tom Hogue)
The main topic is South Korea's stance on North Korea's military cooperation with Russia amid the Ukraine war.
South Korea is concerned about North Korea being rewarded for its actions in Ukraine and stresses the need for UN sanctions.
Trilateral talks are being held in Tokyo with China and Japan to address these issues.
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