Ukraine on South Korea's plan to recall its ambassador to Ukraine: “Diplomacy should come before emotions”

[Financial News] Ukraine's diplomatic authorities said that “diplomacy should come before emotions” regarding the South Korean government's plan to recall its ambassador to Ukraine.
According to a statement by Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi, provided by Ukrainian authorities on the 8th (local time), Tykhyi said, “Despite the South Korean government's decision to recall its ambassador to Ukraine, we remain open to resuming constructive dialogue, even if it takes time.”
Tykhyi said, “To seek a constructive solution, we invited the South Korean ambassador to Ukraine to the Foreign Ministry this week and conveyed Ukraine's position.”
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian government is putting forward a different account as it and the South Korean government disagree over whether there was a confidential agreement on transferring North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea.
According to local media, Tykhyi said at a briefing the previous day, “The reason the two countries have come to exchange criticism publicly is a difference in how they interpret the agreement on maintaining confidentiality.”
This reiterated the existing position that merely disclosing the fact that North Korean prisoners of war had been sent to South Korea—not the specific process of reaching an agreement or the method of transfer—could not be considered a breach of an agreement between the two countries.
Regarding Foreign Minister Cho Hyun's statement that (the Ukrainian side) had conveyed an apology message through the diplomatic authorities of the two countries, he said, “It was an expression of regret that the situation had reached the point of exchanging critical remarks.” This is interpreted as emphasizing only the general position of “expressing regret,” rather than directly confirming whether Ukraine had apologized to South Korea.
This appears to be the context for Foreign Minister Cho's remarks during the Foreign Ministry's parliamentary audit by the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Unification Committee on the 6th, to the effect that Ukraine had apologized but had not met the South Korean government's expectations.
Tykhyi said, “The situation has reached the point of public exchanges of remarks, and this is something no one needs,” adding, “Diplomatic efforts to resolve the situation are underway through private channels.” He also added, “Remarks that could hinder a diplomatic solution are inappropriate.”
South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that day, “We hope all outstanding issues between the two countries will be resolved smoothly, and will continue consultations with the Ukrainian side to that end.”
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