South Korean Delegation to Participate in NATO Meeting Due to DPRK Army Actions in Ukraine.

A government delegation from South Korea will participate in a meeting of the North Atlantic Council of NATO on October 28 to discuss reports on the deployment of DPRK military personnel to Ukraine.

"On Monday, October 28, a high-level delegation from the Republic of Korea will brief the North Atlantic Council on the deployment of Korean People's Democratic Republic (DPRK) troops to Russia," NATO reported.

It is noted that representatives from other NATO partner countries in the Indo-Pacific region, including Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, are invited to the meeting.

According to Yonhap agency, the delegation, led by the first deputy director of the National Intelligence Service Hong Chang Won, will visit NATO headquarters to inform the alliance about the deepening military ties between North Korea and Russia.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte requested the dispatch of such a team during a phone conversation with President Yoon Suk Yeol last week.

The South Korean delegation, which also includes high-ranking military officers and diplomats, is expected to discuss not only the deployment of North Korean troops in Russia but also support measures for Kyiv, such as sending a team of South Korean officials to Ukraine to monitor North Korean troops.

Seoul is currently considering the possibility of studying and analyzing North Korean troop tactics and military doctrine.

In the event of dispatch, the monitoring group is likely to consist of intelligence officers and military specialists from South Korea who may participate in interrogating captured North Koreans. Specialists in psychological warfare may also join the team to aid in appeals urging North Koreans to surrender. Other support measures, also expected to be discussed this week, include providing weapons to Kyiv from Seoul.

So far, South Korea has provided humanitarian aid to Ukraine, refraining from directly supplying weapons. However, President Yoon Suk Yeol stated last week that South Korea might consider providing weapons to Ukraine, depending on the extent of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea.