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government and Iran came together on a solution to the export price problem that caused the capture of our ships.

The key is to find a way to transfer funds through Switzerland, and negotiations are underway with the United States as well.



Reporter Kim Hye-young's report.



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Iranian Central Bank's funds bound in Korea due to US sanctions amounted to 7 billion dollars, or about 7.0 trillion won.



Iran and our governments have agreed on a way to lift the freeze through the Swiss trade channel.



South Korea sends most of the money to the Iranian Central Bank account in a Swiss bank, and Iran uses this money to buy medicines, medical supplies and food products from Swiss companies.



This is how these companies export the goods to Iran and the money is guaranteed by a Swiss bank.



The two countries are also continuing to discuss ways to pay Iran's UN contribution, which was pushed 18 billion won in frozen funds.



However, for this to happen, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained that related consultations are in progress because the US approval, which holds the key, is essential.



The question is whether there will be an atmosphere in which the sanctions against Iran will be lifted.



Over the restoration of the Iranian nuclear agreement, which had been broken during the Trump era, the Biden administration is confronting the agreement with priority observance, while Iran is confronting with a reduction in nuclear inspections.



Movement to find the point of contact was also captured.



[Nam-sik In/Professor of National Diplomatic Academy: Given the fact that the United States made up a negotiating representative named (pro-Iranian person) Robert Marley, and the Iranian side asked for mediation with the European side, the return of the nuclear agreement will be determined by both governments. It seems certain that they have.]



The agreement between the two countries is expected to have a positive effect on the release of all the Koreans, including the Korean Kemiho and the captain, who were detained in Iran.



(Video editing: Choi Jin-hwa, CG: Kim Jung-eun)