Choi Jong-gun (left), 1st Vice Foreign Minister, shakes hands with Iranian Vice Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani in Vienna, Austria on the 6th (local time). [사진 = 외교부]
The South Korean and Iranian vice foreign ministers have decided to promote working-level consultations between experts from both countries to resolve the issue of frozen funds.
On the 7th, 1st Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-gun met with Iranian Vice Foreign Minister Ali Bagherikani at a meeting to restore the Iran nuclear agreement (JCPOA) held in Vienna, Austria on the 6th (local time) to discuss the issue of lifting the frozen funds in Korea. said it did
“The two sides had frank and constructive dialogues on the overall issue of Korea-Iran relations, including the issue of frozen funds,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. “The two sides agreed that the lifting of the frozen funds should be done urgently,” he said.
Vice Minister Choi said that the meeting should be used as a momentum for the development of bilateral relations, and Bagheri said, “Vice Minister Choi’s visit to Vienna to discuss the issue of freezing funds seems a good sign for the development of bilateral relations.” Let’s work hard for it.”
Vice Minister Choi is visiting Vienna, where the JCPOA restoration negotiations will be held from the 4th to the 9th. Iran met and held talks with the South Korean side, including Vice Minister Choi, in addition to the five countries to negotiate the restoration of the Iran nuclear agreement (JCPOA).
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