Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 17515

South Korea: Politics and Government

Tabled: 3 December 2024
Answered: 6 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

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

Catherine West
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...
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