Key facts
- South Korea will accept North Korean prisoners of war captured in Ukraine.
- South Korea opposes forced repatriation of North Korean POWs to Russia or North Korea.
- Ministerial talks regarding North Korean POWs are scheduled for June 30.
- An attempt to include a North Korean UNESCO official in the Jeju Forum failed.
- Dr. Chang Gwang-chol was to participate in the Jeju Forum via teleconference.
- This would have been the first North Korean participation in the Jeju Forum since 2001.
South Korea's foreign ministry has announced that the nation will accept North Korean prisoners of war who were captured by Ukraine, provided they wish to relocate. Seoul stated its opposition to any forced repatriation of these individuals to either Russia or North Korea. Ministerial talks are scheduled for June 30 to further discuss this issue.