South Korea's Trade Minister Ahn Duk-Geun met with Iran's envoy to Seoul on Thursday for talks on ways of boosting trade of humanitarian items and the overall economic ties.
During the meeting in Seoul, Ahn and Iran's Ambassador to South Korea Saeed Shabestari discussed ways of expanding bilateral economic cooperation, including the exchanges of ...
South Korean Foreign Ministry announced First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Jong Kun held a telephone conversation with Iran Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani on strengthening mutual ties.
According to the report, the two sides discussed a wide range of bilateral issues.
While congratulating Persian New Year ...
The Iranian flag has been hoisted permanently in Teheran Street in Seoul, South Korea.
Thanks to the efforts made by Iranian diplomatic mission in Seoul and its coordination with Seoul municipality officials, the Iranian flag was hoisted permanently in the city.
Teheran Street is one of the most important commercial centers in Seoul, where the ...
Iran and South Korea have held working-level consultations to discuss ways to resolve disputes over Tehran's assets frozen under US sanctions, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
Iranian bankers and officials from the state-run oil company and the petroleum ministry are in the nation to meet with the South Korean government and company officials ...
Officials from Iran and South Korea will hold direct talks next month to discuss how Seoul will repatriate nearly $8 billion in Iranian funds blocked in South Korea under American pressure, according to a report published by South Koreas official Yonhap news agency.
The Saturday report by Yonhap quoted remarks by a South Korean source speaking on ...
Informed sources say that South Korea and Iran plan to hold working-level consultations next month in Seoul to discuss ways to untangle years-long disputes over Tehran's assets frozen under US sanctions.
Bilateral relations remain frayed over US$7 billion in Iranian funds locked in two Korean banks under US sanctions, which were reimposed after ...
Russias Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov has lambasted the freezing of Irans funds in South Korea as piracy in action, as Seoul persists in blocking Irans access to the funds on the excuse of abiding by illegal US sanctions.
Ulyanov made the remarks in response to a tweet by Richard Goldberg, a member ...
south Korea is in consultations with Iran over the proposed use of Tehran's funds, frozen under the US sanctions, to help it pay dues to the United Nations and regain its voting rights, a South Korean source reported.
Last week, the UNnotified Iran that it would immediately lose its voting rights for the arrears, reportedly worth US$18.4 million,...
South Korea says it has sent a delegation to Vienna to hold talks with Iran and other countries over how to resolve the issue of frozen Iranian assets held in the Asian country.
Iran and the remaining signatories of a 2015 nuclear deal on Monday resumed discussions to remove sanctions on the Islamic Republic and bring the US back to compliance with ...
In a telephone conversation with his Korean counterpart, the Iranian Foreign Minister criticized any negligence to resolve Iran's problems for releasing frozen assets in South Korea, calling for immediate measures to do so.
The latest developments related to Iran's frozen assetsin South Korea were discussed in a telephone conversation between Iranian ...
Deputy Secretary-General of the European Union thanked South Koreas Deputy Foreign Minister for having "a very interesting" conversation with him on JCPOA in Tehran.
"Thanks to ViceMinister@jongchoiysufor a very interesting conversation on JCPOA and the Korean Peninsula. Looking forward to his visit to Brussels to continue strengthening ...
Irans first vice president says South Korea must take action to unfreeze Irans foreign exchange assets as soon as possible, noting that freezing Irans money has badly tarnished the image of South Korean banks among Iranians.
Eshaq Jahangiri made the remarks in a joint press conference with the visiting South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-Kyun ...
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun arrived in Tehran on Sunday afternoon and was welcomed by Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami.
On his three-day visit to Iran, Chung Sye-kyun will discuss ways to improve Tehran-Seoul relations and some other issues, according to Yonhap News Agency.
He is slated to meet with President ...
In a phone talk with his Iranian counterpart, the South Korean Foreign Minister said that Seoul is determined to resolve the issue of Irans financial resources.
Mohammad Javad Zarif held a phone talk with his Korean counterpart Chung Eui-yong on Wednesday.
The Iranian Foreign Minister expressed hope that South Korea releases Irans financial assets ...
A South Korean Foreign Ministry official says his country is finalizing talks with the US on Irans payment of its UN membership dues through using some of its frozen assets in the East Asian nation.
"The issue has been almost settled. We've finished discussions (with the US) about paying dues and we need to have discussions on very technical parts,...
Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati says the country expects South Korean banks holding some $7 billion in Iranian funds to pay damages because of their failure in the past two years to release the resources amid constant pressure by the United States.
Hemmati told The Bloomberg in a written interview published on Tuesday that ...
A senior Iranian lawmaker says Iran and South Korea should not allow the United States ill-intentioned attempts to negatively affect growing relations between the two countries and endanger their interests.
In a meeting with South Koreas visiting First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun on Tuesday, Chairman of the Iranian Parliaments Committee ...
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday that the biggest obstacle to the development of Iran-South Korea relations under the current circumstances is restrictions on Iran's foreign exchange resources by South Korean banks.
South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Jong-Kun, who headed a delegation to Tehran to discuss resolving ...
Referring to the visit of South Korean officials to Tehran, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Iran wants its frozen assets to be returned quickly.
Speaking in his weekly press conference on Monday,Saeed Khatibzadeh answered questions on a wide range of topics.
Iran not to be captured byartificial pressuresof the bankrupt ...
Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati criticized South Korea for failing to unfreeze Irans assets, describing it as unacceptable and a big mistake.
South Korean banks have frozen our assets in the country for years and refuse to settle the issue, Hemmati said in a meeting in Tehran on Monday with First Vice Minister of Foreign ...