South Korea voices regret over Ukraine denial of pact on North Korean PoWs, Yonhap reports


Sept 27 (Reuters) - ⁠The South Korean presidential ⁠office has voiced "strong regret" ‌over what it called Ukraine's denial of an agreement with Seoul ​not to disclose the ⁠transfer of ⁠two North Korean prisoners of ⁠war to ‌South Korea, Yonhap News Agency ⁠reported on Sunday.

The presidential office "expresses strong ​regret ‌over Ukraine's unilateral disclosure (of ⁠the transfer) ​and its subsequent false announcement that there had ⁠not been a nondisclosure ​agreement," Yonhap quoted Seong Ghi-hong, senior presidential secretary for public ⁠relations, as saying in a statement.

The South Korean presidency official added the country ​is considering taking ⁠additional measures regarding the ​issue if necessary, ‌Yonhap added.

(Reporting by ​Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Jan Harvey)

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