South Korea summons Russian ambassador over pact with North Korea

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SEOUL: South Korea's foreign ministry said it had summoned the Russian ambassador in protest of a pact between Russia and North Korea signed in Pyongyang this week, as a Reuters witness saw him enter

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea 's leader Kim Jong Un attend a state reception in Pyongyang, North Korea , on Jun 19, 2024. signed in Pyongyang this week, as a Reuters witness saw him enter the ministry building on Friday afternoon .

"The ambassador said that cooperation between Russia and North Korea is not aimed at a third country," the embassy said in a post on X soon after he was summoned to the ministry.The two in a phone call on Thursday also discussed ways to respond to the summit between Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and agreed to closely monitor the situation, the foreign ministry said.

The United States will consider various ways to respond to the threat to international peace and stability from Russia and North Korea, Blinken was quoted as saying by the ministry.Putin takes North Korea's Kim for a drive around Pyongyang in Russian-made limousine

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