On the 26th, the Ukrainian embassy in Korea said, "It is very uncomfortable that such a tragic incident was mentioned" about the controversy over the broadcast of MBC's '2020 Tokyo Olympics'.
Igor Denissuk responded to News1 email saying "Thank you for bringing attention to the recent situation".
On the 23rd, public broadcaster MBC introduced the participating countries during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics and used inappropriate photos and captions. MBC introduced Ukraine in the broadcast and included a picture of the 'Chernobyl nuclear power plant', and in the introduction to Haiti, it was expressed as 'The assassination of the president left the political situation in fog'.
As the controversy grew, MBC president Park Sungjae held a press conference to apologize and sent an official letter to the Ukrainian embassy to convey his apology.
Ambassador Denissuk explained, "Ukraine has a vast history and has made remarkable achievements in various fields. It has excellent talent and a rich culture, it is uncomfortable to be viewed through such a tragic event." "I understand that Ukraine is geographically distant to Korea and that many Koreans may not know much about Ukraine"." But I hope that with the help of the Korean media (through this opportunity), we will be able to spread more positive information about our country."
He confirmed that MBC had sent an apology letter to the embassy. He explained, "At the end of the opening ceremony, MBC apologized, and the embassy received an apology letter from MBC."
Denissuk continues "Over the past weekend, the embassy received many warm messages of support from Korean friends (due to this incident)," he said. "We are very grateful to our Korean friends."
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1. I know it means nothing that I apologize for this but...I'm sorry for MBC
2. A national embarrassment that went all the way to cause us diplomatic debates
3. Are they still not apologizing on broadcast? Let's do it if you have any conscience
4. I'm uncomfortable even as a Korean citizen...They need to be more criticized and I hope they get sued too. Seriously are they crazy to do this during an international event? I have an Ukranian coworker and this is simply embarrassing..
5. I'm so sorry. I will do my best to repair the broken tiesㅜㅜㅜ
6. Imagine how much money and effort we're spending on international diplomacy, meanwhile F*ckBC broke everything in one blow
7. Of course he's uncomfortable f*ck what a national embarrassment
8. I'm freaking embarrassed f*cking MBC
9. MBSsibal ㅜㅜㅜ
10. This controversy is blowing up so big now. I hope that those M-ret*rds take responsibility over it
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