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Minister Kang Kyung-hwa to reply▶ Click here to enlarge the view
The government has decided to send a delegation to local negotiations so that the Korean ships and crew detained in Iran can be released soon.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Choi Young-sam said in a regular briefing on the 5th: “As soon as possible, a working-level delegation headed by the local director as a working group will be sent to Iran and will try to resolve this issue locally through bilateral negotiations with Iran. “
The delegation consists of a total of four members, including the Head of the Africa Middle East Office, Ko Gyeong-seok, who is the class leader, and plans to leave the country late at night on the 6th.
Choi Jong-Geon, the First Deputy Minister of the Foreign Ministry, will also visit Iran on a three-day, two-night schedule starting on the 10th.
Before the incident, the Foreign Ministry had been pushing for Vice Minister Choi to visit Iran to discuss the issue of funds from the Central Bank of Iran, which was frozen in Korean banks.
Given that there are observations that the Iranian government’s dissatisfaction with the funding issue could be the cause of the arrest case, it is worth noting whether Choi can find a solution with Iran.
Spokesman Choi explained, “I believe there will be extensive consultations on various issues of common interest between Korea and Iran,” he said. “There will certainly be an exchange of views on the recent issue of boat detention.”
“We will do our best to solve this problem as soon as possible by mobilizing various efforts, including the planned visit of Vice Minister Choi Jong-Geon, as well as the working delegation, such as the regional director sent this time, and the local diplomatic channel. “. Revealed.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador of Iran in Korea Chochi▶ Click here to enlarge the view
Earlier this day, the Foreign Ministry called the Iranian Ambassador to Korea, Said Badamchi Shavestari, at the Foreign Ministry office, expressing regret and requesting the withdrawal of the detention immediately.
Ambassador Shavestari reiterated the Iranian government’s position that the detention is simply a “technical” matter and made it clear that Iranian diplomatic authorities will work together and work together to resolve the issue as soon as possible, Choi explained.
As soon as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs became aware of the incident the day before, it operated the Overseas National Protection Countermeasures Headquarters and the on-site command group, and held a countermeasures meeting within the relevant agencies and departments.
The consulate of the Korean Embassy in Iran was sent to Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, where the ship entered the port, and on the afternoon of that day a meeting of the headquarters of the countermeasure chaired by Minister Kang Kyung was held. -hwa.
In addition, videoconferences were held with diplomatic missions abroad, where countermeasures groups were established in situ such as Iran, Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), chaired by Vice Minister Choi Jong-moon to verify the local situation and discuss future plans.
Together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to continue communication with the international community, including Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia and the United States, where seafarers were detained, and also to review whether or not they were raped. international laws during the process of capturing the vessel.
On this day, it is known that Noh Gyu-deok, head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiation Headquarters, shared the situation with the US ambassador to Korea Harry Harris, who met during a mutual meeting.
Korean Ship Capture Moment▶ Click here to enlarge the view
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