Iran to pursue unfreezing of its assets in South Korea

TEHRAN, Iran, August 16. Iran continues to
pursue the release of its blocked assets in South Korea, Iranian
Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani responded to Trend’s
question in his weekly press conference.

The position of Iran’s assets does not relate to the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and the agreement on the
revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, he said adding that the South
Korean government is required to return the assets in the shortest
time possible.

The spokesman stressed that South Korea’s goodwill to release
Iran’s frozen assets would be a ground to resume bilateral
relations to their natural state.

The official underlined that the communications between the two
countries are ongoing at different levels and the Iranian Deputy
Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has recently contacted his South
Korean counterpart to stress the necessity to release Iran’s assets
fast.

Kanani has pointed out that South Korea considers its interests
and would act based on international laws without relating them to
secondary issues.