Borrell denounces that the deployment of North Korean troops in Russia represents a “hostile act with serious consequences”

MADRID 31 Oct. () –

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, denounced this Wednesday that the deployment of North Korean troops on Russian soil “in support of Russia’s illegal war” is a “hostile act with serious consequences for peace.” and European and global security”.

“The DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) has been supplying arms and ammunition to Russia in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine. The presence of several thousand soldiers cooperating with the Russian Army represents a flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and multiple resolutions of the UN Security Council,” Borrell detailed.

Thus, he stated that Korea “must stop supporting Russia’s war efforts and that the EU is” coordinating with international partners on this matter. “The DPRK’s continued military support for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine will receive an appropriate response,” he stressed.

Likewise, Borrell has explained that he will travel to Japan and South Korea, where he will meet with the Foreign Ministers. “My visit is a timely and important opportunity to discuss these worrying developments, which violate the most fundamental principles of international affairs, to which the EU and our friends in Japan and the Republic of Korea are deeply attached,” he said. aggregate.