President Yoon promises to 'increase the magnitude' of his nation's humanitarian and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine.
Yoon Suk-yeol, the president of South Korea, paid a surpise visit to Ukraine to demonstrate his support for that nation in its conflict with Russia.
Yoon's office announced on Saturday that he had visited Poland and Lithuania for NATO summits before travelling to Ukraine with his wife, Kim Keon-hee. Since Russia invaded Ukraine over 17 months ago, this is his first trip there.
Zelenskyy commended Seoul for providing "significant political, security, economic, and humanitarian aid" to Ukraine since the start of Russia's conflict and for its "firm support of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity" during their meeting.
"Today, during this first-ever visit by the president of the Republic of Korea to Ukraine in the history of our ties, we talked about everything that is vital for people to have a normal and safe life," Zelenskyy said, adding, "Thank you for the significant conversations. I appreciate your staunch backing.
On Saturday, Yoon promised to "expand the scale" of his nation's non-lethal military support to Ukraine, adding that the amount of humanitarian aid will rise from $100 million to $150 million by 2023.
He said that he and Zelenskyy have decided to work together on the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. In addition, South Korea will establish a scholarship fund in their honour to encourage more Ukrainian students studying there.
Yoon previously visited Bucha and Irpin, two tiny cities close to Kiev where mass graves and civilian dead were discovered when Russian soldiers withdrew from the area last year. He placed flowers to a memorial honouring the nation's war dead.
Yoon's senior assistant for public relations, Kim Eun-hye, said in a statement: "The president first toured the Bucha city massacre site close to the capital Kyiv and the city of Irpin, where missile attacks were concentrated on civilian residential areas."
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