South Korea calls on the UN to demand immediate withdrawal of DPRK troops from Russia

During the 23rd South Korea-UN Conference, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul called on UN officials to "strongly condemn" North Korea's actions. This refers to the DPRK's assistance to the Russians in the war against Ukraine.

According to Yonhap, Cho Tae-yul met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu, and a group of European diplomats in Seoul. The South Korean foreign minister called on the UN to declare the need for "the immediate withdrawal of DPRK troops from Russia and the cessation of their illegal military cooperation."

For her part, Rosemary DiCarlo expressed the UN's "great concern." According to her, "the deployment of North Korean troops in Russia violates UN Security Council resolutions and threatens the peace and stability of the international community."

Cho Tae-yul separately stated that the deployment of DPRK troops on the battlefield is a "serious challenge" to the international community on nuclear disarmament. He also met with the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu to inform her of the risks of military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang.

The UN did not respond to whether the statement requested by Seoul would be made or whether it would remain at the level of "great concern" that the organization has already expressed.

Europe responded more concretely when Cho Tae-yul discussed these issues with EU High Representative for Diplomacy Josep Borrell. The latter said that Brussels and Seoul "must cooperate" to confront the "growing threat."

"This is a very big concern because the war is on the borders of Europe. And North Korean troops are going to take part in this war. That is why we have to cooperate," Borrell said.

Although, according to Borrell, the DPRK military is only going to fight, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov confirmed the information that the first military clash between Ukrainian troops and DPRK soldiers fighting for Russia took place in the Kursk region of Russia. According to the minister, this should be regarded as the official beginning of North Korea's participation in the war against Ukraine.

Back on October 31, it became known that Russian troops had begun to deploy North Korean engineering units to the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, in particular to Donetsk. As of that time, they had not yet taken part in hostilities.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, Zelenskyy blamed his partners for the lack of reaction to the DPRK's participation in the war with Ukraine. According to him, Putin is testing the West's reaction to his actions, and if it is the same as during the seizure of Crimea, the aggressor will go further, increasing the North Korean contingent.

It is known that the DPRK military, who were sent to war in Ukraine, are headed by the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the North Korean Army, Kim Yong Bok.

As a reminder, South Korea has already provided NATO representatives with the main facts of military cooperation between Russia and the DPRK at an emergency meeting of the North Atlantic Council.

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