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As early as the 6th, the government will dispatch a working delegation to Iran, where Korean ships are detained.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, four delegations made up of African Middle East Bureau chief Ko Gyeong-seok and working-level officials will depart for Iran late this night or early the next morning. The delegation plans to resolve the detention problem through bilateral negotiations with Iran in the region.
An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on the 5th, “The Iranian government tried to secure the Corona 19 vaccine through the’CoVax Facility’, and the US Treasury Department also gave special approval for the payment of humanitarian transactions in Korean won.” I can’t decide.” In this regard, Hosein Tanhai, chairman of the Iran-Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, also said on the 3rd (local time) through Iranian ILNA that “we are in discussions with Korea on a plan to use the frozen Iranian Central Bank’s funds to purchase the Corona 19 vaccine.”
Vice Minister Choi Jong-Geon decided to visit Iran on the 10th, 2 nights and 3 days, to discuss related issues. Foreign Ministry spokesman Choi Young-sam said at a regular briefing the day before, “when the Vice Minister Choi visits Iran, there will be wide consultations on common interests between South Korea and Iran.” “Of course there will be an exchange of opinions regarding the recent ship detention issue.” Said.
Earlier, the Korean national chemical carrier’MT-Korea Chemie’ was captured by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in the waters near Oman in the Hormuz Strait at 10 am on the 4th. Iranian Revolutionary Guards issued a statement and argued that “the move was due to repeated violations of marine environmental regulations by the vessel.” However, DM Shipping, a shipping company of Korea Chemie, refuted that “there is no reason to do marine pollution.” A total of 20 people are on board, including the captain, 5 Korean sailors, 11 Myanmar, 2 Indonesians and 2 Vietnamese.
/ Reporter Yoon Kyung-hwan [email protected]
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