Foreign Affairs Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin and his counterpart from the Republic of Korea Yun Byung-se have discussed the ways to strengthen the pressure on the authorities of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the view of its holding nuclear tests.

"On January 25, 2016, Foreign Minister of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin held a telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea Yun Byung-se, initiated by the South Korean side. During their phone talk ministers discussed prospects for strengthening the international pressure on North Korea as a result of the nuclear tests on January 6," reads a statement posted on the website of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.

Klimkin confirmed Ukraine's position that violations by Pyongyang of the nuclear non-proliferation regime is unacceptable and reassured Seoul of the further support by Ukraine for the initiatives on this matter within international organizations, particularly the UN Security Council.