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BRUSSEL (ANP) – The European Union will proceed to wholeheartedly help cooperation with South Korea and different like-minded nations in East Asia, mentioned European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen after a telephone name with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol.
The dialog follows NATO’s affirmation that Russia is deploying North Korean troops towards Ukraine within the Russian border area of Kursk.
The EU and South Korea are already periodically discussing widespread pursuits and introduced a joint Safety and Protection Partnership in Could 2023. “The beginning of this partnership comes precisely on the proper time, and its logic is extra necessary than ever,” mentioned Von der Leyen in an announcement following the phone dialog.
North and South Korea are formally nonetheless at battle with one another after a battle fought within the Nineteen Fifties. The long-standing ceasefire between the nations is being significantly undermined by the shut and open navy cooperation between North Korea and Russia, mentioned NATO chief Mark Rutte on Monday. South Korea is, in flip, a accomplice of NATO and Ukraine.
(October 25, 2024)
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