Written questions

South Korea: Politics and Government

Commons · Question 17515 · Tabled 3 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 6 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to raise the (a) declaration of martial law in South Korea and (b) potential implications of that decision at the UN.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 6 Dec 2024

I issued a statement on 3 December expressing deep concern about the events in Seoul of 3 December. We welcome the decision made following a vote in the National Assembly to withdraw the martial law decree. South Korea is a proud democracy, and events hav...