New Ambassador to Korea The Friendliest Place among Korea’s Unfriendly Countries

(1)New Ambassador to South Korea Among Non-Favorable Countries
(2)one of the friendliest places
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(4)Reporter Choi In-young
(5)South Korea’s participation in sanctions against Russia would not have been voluntary
(6)Supporting Ukraine with lethal weapons will deal an irreversible blow to bilateral relations
(7)Russian Ambassador to South Korea Georgi Zinoviev captures the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry

(1)Zinoviev’s new ambassador is Russia on the 18th, local time
(2)In an interview reported in Kommersant, he said he felt it was not voluntary for South Korea to become unfriendly, adding that there had been no political problems or friction between the two countries in more than 30 years of diplomatic relations
(3)He said South Korea joined the minimum sanctions against Russia as an ally of the U.S. between February and March last year, and that relations between the two countries have become increasingly distant since then, adding that he hopes good changes will happen in the new year and will do his best to make them happen
(4)Ambassador Zinoviev stressed that it is very important for Russia that South Korea refrains from supplying lethal weapons to Ukraine, warning that starting aid to kill weapons would deal an irreversible blow to bilateral relations in the long run
(5)He replied that the claim that the U.S. intentionally spreads speculation that Russia has transferred sensitive technology to North Korea, allowing South Korea to send lethal weapons to Ukraine seems quite plausible
(6)He also hoped that South Korea’s policy of refraining from lethal weapons on military aid to Ukraine will remain unchanged in the future

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(2)He stressed that it would be better to plan what to do after the end of the special military operation in Ukraine and to ensure that relations with Russia are not compromised
(3)Ambassador Zinoviev pointed out that Chinese competitors took over the market as South Korean cars and home appliances voluntarily left the Russian market, adding that decades of efforts by South Korean companies fell victim to Western opportunistic interests
(4)However, we know that Korean companies are looking for ways to secure the opportunity to return to the Russian market without officially announcing their withdrawal, and we are ready to welcome the return.”
(5)He also welcomed the news that ferries to Sokcho and Vladivostok recently resumed operation for the first time in 10 years, but said it was hard to understand that direct flights were continuously blocked
(6)In response to the recent growing interest in Korean culture and the Korean language in Russia, the cultural and humanities sectors of the presidential election contribute to the development of cooperation in one area, saying, “The field of culture and humanities is the least affected by sanctions along with youth exchanges in academia.”