South Korea-Iran Working Group Talks on Freezing Funds in Tehran – Mehr News Agency | Iran and world’s news

According to the Mehr news agency, quoting یونهاپSouth Korea announced Wednesday that it and Iran have held working-level consultations to find ways to resolve years of dispute over Tehran’s assets blocked by US sanctions.

Iranian bankers and officials from the National Oil Company and the Ministry of Petroleum have traveled to South Korea as talks in Vienna to lift sanctions are under way. اند To meet with South Korean government officials and corporate officials to discuss pending economic issues.

یونهاپ The two-day meeting, which began on Tuesday, focused on the exact payment options and the possibility of resuming oil trade in preparation for a possible easing of US sanctions. against Iran talked.

Iran, the world’s fourth-largest oil producer, is South Korea’s main oil supplier, importing Korean goods such as industrial equipment, home appliances and auto parts.

According to data from the Inter-Trade Association International Korea, South Korea imported $ 7.8 billion worth of oil from Iran in 2017, but stopped buying from Iran in 2019 due to US sanctions banning the Islamic Republic’s oil exports. Has not paid.