South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee visit the town of Bucha during their visit to Ukraine on July 15.
AFP news agency reported on July 15 that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee made a surprise visit to Ukraine and met with President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv.
The visit comes after Mr Yoon attended a NATO summit in Lithuania and traveled to Poland this week. The South Korean president visited the towns of Bucha and Irpin near the Ukrainian capital before meeting President Zelensky in Kyiv.
President Yoon said South Korea will provide more military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, including $150 million in humanitarian aid this year, after providing $100 million in humanitarian aid last year.
In addition, South Korea is also cooperating with Ukraine on projects such as infrastructure construction through preferential loans. "We are discussing everything that is important for the normal life and safety of our people," President Zelensky said, thanking President Yoon for his "strong" support.
Below are photos of the visit of the South Korean President and his wife to Ukraine:
President Zelensky shakes hands with President Yoon in Kyiv on July 15.
Ms. Kim Keon Hee shakes hands with Ms. Olena Zelenska, wife of President Zelensky.
The two leaders and their wives took photos at the meeting.
The meeting took place at the Ukrainian Presidential Palace in Kyiv.
Observers say President Yoon's surprise visit is significant because he is one of the few Asian leaders to visit Kyiv after the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine.
President Yoon has pledged to increase humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine.
The two leaders spoke after the meeting.
Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin takes President Yoon to visit a church in the town of Bucha in Kyiv province.
South Korean President lays wreath at memorial wall for Ukrainian soldiers killed in war
The leader and his wife at the memorial wall in Kyiv
The South Korean leader's surprise visit to Ukraine comes after he attended the NATO summit in Lithuania and traveled to Poland.
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