Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said he hoped the diplomatic misunderstanding over the transfer of North Korean prisoners to South Korea would be resolved soon. (EPA Images pic)

KYIV: Ukraine is working to heal a spat with South Korea over Kyiv's publicly announced transfer of two North Korean servicemen taken prisoner in the war against Russia, Ukrainian media reported on Thursday quoting foreign minister Andrii Sybiha.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky revealed while he was addressing the UN General Assembly last week that the prisoners had been sent to South Korea, angering Seoul, which expected the transfer to remain secret.

"I would not like to call this an incident. Let's say, it's a diplomatic misunderstanding," Sybiha told journalists at an event, according to a report in news website nv.ua and other media.