
The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and the US have expressed "serious concerns" about Russia's military cooperation with North Korea, the foreign ministry in Seoul said today.
In consultations held by Foreign Ministers Park Jin (South Korea), Yoko Kamikawa (Japan) and Anthony Blinken (USA), they agreed to respond firmly to any actions that threaten regional security, contrary to Council resolutions of UN Security, it is stated in the same announcement.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un traveled to Russia last week, where he discussed the prospect of military cooperation with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.
Officials in Washington and Seoul believe Russia is seeking to obtain ammunition from North Korea to compensate for losses in the war in Ukraine.
South Korean President Yoon Sok-gil said on Wednesday that if Russia helps North Korea improve its arsenal in exchange for its help in its attack on Ukraine, it would be a "direct provocation". In such a case, he warned, Seoul and its allies will not stand idly by.
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