Very harsh reaction from South Korea to the Putin-Kim meeting

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry summoned Russian ambassador to Seoul, Andrey Kulik, to express its displeasure with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for discussing “weapons supplies and military cooperation” with Russian President Vladimir Putin. .

According to Yonhap, the ministry’s statement reported that Chang Ho-jin, one of the vice foreign ministers, conveyed his complaints to Kulik. In the statement, it was stated that Kulik was expressed the discomfort felt by the Kim-Putin meeting, in which the issues of the “arms supply agreement and military cooperation” were discussed, and it was stated that these actions that “threaten “South Korea’s security could negatively affect relations with Russia.

In the statement, Chang was quoted as calling on Russia to “immediately” end its attempts to establish military ties with North Korea, and also noted that Russia, which is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC ), should “act responsibly.”

Kim met with Putin on September 13 at the Vostonchniy Cosmodrome in Russia’s Amur region. Putin called the negotiations with Kim Jong-un “productive” and stated that they exchanged views on the situation in the region and bilateral relations. (AA)