South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun visited Iran and met with Iranian dignitaries such as the Vice President one after another.
The Iranian side has repeatedly referred to the issue of Iranian funds being frozen at South Korean banks due to US sanctions and called for an early unfreeze.
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun visited Iran from the 11th and met with VIPs such as Vice President Jahangiri one after another.
Among them, Vice President Jahangiri accused Korean banks of freezing Iran's $ 7 billion and Japanese yen of about 770 billion yen due to US sanctions, and the relationship between the two countries deteriorated. I showed the recognition that it is.
After that, he said, "I request that the freezing of funds be lifted promptly and that compensation be made in a practical manner," and urged a concrete response.
In response, Prime Minister Chung responded, "We must strengthen cooperation with the countries concerned to solve the problem."
According to Iranian media, Supreme Leader Larijani and Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Ghalibaf, who met with Prime Minister Chung on the 12th, are also urging the South Korean side to lift the freeze.
Regarding the situation in Iran, the United States has begun indirect talks with the Iranian side with the aim of returning to the nuclear agreement with which the previous administration has left, but the United States is prepared to not completely lift the sanctions demanded by the Iranian side with Iran. There is no prospect of normalization of economic relations with each country.