Iran pays $30m from money blocked in S Korea to buy COVID-19 vaccine

Tehran, April 21, IRNA – The head of the Iran-South Korea Joint Chamber of Commerce told IRNA on Wednesday that 30 million dollars from Iran’s approximately seven billion dollars blocked in South Korea has been paid to purchase the COVID-19 vaccine.

Iran's Veep welcomes S Korea's PM

Tehran, April 11, IRNA – South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun arrived in Tehran on Sunday afternoon and was officially welcomed by Iran's First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri.

South Korean PM arrives in Tehran

Tehran, April 11, IRNA – 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.

South Korean PM to visit Iran for Seoul-Tehran Cooperation

Tehran, April 9, IRNA--- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Friday that South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-Kyun is scheduled to visit Iran on April 11 and April 12 for Seoul-Tehran Cooperation.

Over 3m doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be imported from South Korea

Tehran, March 7, IRNA – Director-General of Drugs and Controlled Substances of Iran's Ministry of Health Heidar Mohammadi on Sunday said that 3.1 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be imported from South Korea.

FM says Iran reaches settlement with South Korea for repatriation of assets

Tehran, March 3, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that Tehran and Seoul has agreed upon repatriation of Iranian assets from South Korea.

South Korea to pay Iran’s frozen funds based on requested items

Tehran, Feb 27, IRNA- Chairman of Iran-South Korea joint chamber of commerce Hossein Tanhayi on Saturday said that Seoul is supposed to pay Iran’s frozen funds based on the items requested by the Iranian officials.

Zarif urges South Korea to provide Iran with access to blocked money

Tehran, Feb 24, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday in a phone call with his South Korean counterpart said that over the past two and a half years the relations between Tehran and Seoul have been influenced by South Korea's illegal measures.

CBI chief: South Korea to pay $1b of its arrears to Iran

Tehran, Feb 24, IRNA - Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati said on Wednesday that South Korea is to start paying $1 billion of its arrears to Iran from the total amount of $7b.

Iran, South Korea agree on transfer of Iran’s assets

Tehran, Feb 22, IRNA – Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmat and South Korean Ambassador to Tehran on Monday agreed on how to transfer and spend part of Iran’s assets in Korean banks.

Vice-President: Iran will initiate proceedings with int'l courts v South Korea

Tehran, Feb 12, IRNA - Vice-President for Legal Affairs La'ya Joneidi said that if diplomatic initiatives to repatriate Iranian assets from South Korea do not work, Iran will initiate proceedings with international court.

Dy FM discusses Iran’s frozen fund with S Korean official

Tehran, Feb 2, IRNA - Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi and South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Jong-Kun in a telephone call late on Tuesday discussed the issue of releasing of Iran’s frozen fund in South Korea.

South Korean vessel's crew seized by Iran granted permission to leave: Spox

Tehran, Feb 2, IRNA – Spokesman of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Tuesday that in a humanitarian move, the crew members of the South Korean vessel seized by the Iranian security forces in the Persian Gulf on January 4 for causing environmental pollution were granted permission to leave the country.

Unfreezing Iranian asset by Seoul, effective for tanker's release

Tehran, Jan 29, IRNA - Chairman of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mojtaba Zonnouri said on Friday that release of Iranian assets by Seoul is effective on Iranian judiciary's decision about the tanker.

Iran starts legal proceedings to free blocked money in South Korea

Tehran, Jan 11, IRNA – The governor of the Central Bank of Iran said on Monday that the main challenge is now South Korea’s blocking Iranian money, adding that if the issue is not resolved Iran will get on with the process of the legal proceedings that has already started.

S. Korea's lack of political will led to continued freeze on Iran's foreign exchange resources: Araghchi

Tehran, Jan 10, IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that Iran believes that Iran's foreign exchange resources remained blocked in Korea greatly due to a lack of political will on the part of the South Korean government, rather than the oppressive US sanctions.

On occasion of a South Korean delegation’s upcoming visit

Iran, South Korea need to eliminate obstacles in way of expanding ties

Tehran, Jan 10, IRNA – Iran and South Korea have enjoyed amicable, close ties throughout history, but when the Trump administration took charge in the US and his exit from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Tehran-Seoul ties got somehow subjected to ups-and-downs.

FM spox: S. Korean delegation's trip agreed before seizure of ship

Tehran, Jan 7, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Thursday that the South Korean delegation arrived in Tehran to discuss Iran’s access to its financial resources.

IRGC confirms seizing South Korean oil tanker

Tehran, Jan 4, IRNA –Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has seized South Korean Hankuk Chemi vessel in the Persian Gulf on Monday for violating the environmental protocols, said the IRGC public relations office confirmed.

Iran seizes Korean tanker in Persian Gulf for pollution

Tehran, Jan 4, IRNA – An informed source in Hormuzgan Province confirmed that a South Korea-flagged oil tanker has been seized in the Persian Gulf for causing environmental pollution.

Official rejects COVID19 vaccine shipment from S. Korea to Iran

Tehran, Jan 1, IRNA - Iranian Red Crescent Society spokesman reacted to news regarding transfer of the first COVID19 vaccine consignment from South Korea to Iran, saying no shipment has so far made from any country by Red Crescent Society to Iran.

Iranian students grab 44 medals in two scientific events

Tehran, Dec 26, IRNA – Iranian students received 44 medals including 9 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze medals in Indonesia Applied Science Olympiad and 6 silver and 7 bronze medals in South Korea science and engineering competition.

Vaezi: Legal proceedings underway to receive South Korea's debts

Tehran, Sept 23, IRNA – Head of Iran's Presidential Office Mahmoud Vaezi announced that the legal proceedings for retrieving the debts by South Korea have resumed.

Iran pursuing complaint against S Korean banks

Tehran, July 29, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday in a communiqué said that the Islamic Republic of Iran will pursue the lawsuit concerning the frozen assets against the South Korean banks in the international courts.

Mousavi advises South Korean Govt not to see third party's will as yardstick

Tehran, July 27, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi advised South Korean Government to release Iranian assets, saying the act is in contrast with friendly and traditional ties between the two countries and that Seoul should not consider the third party's will as a yardstick.

Iran critical of South Korea for freezing Iranian assets heeding Trump’s will

Tehran, July 24, IRNA – South Korean Government has been subject to bitter criticism by Iran for refusal to reimburse billions of dollars of its arrears to Iran and Iran says that it take legal action against Seoul Government through respective international bodies.

Return of Koreans to Iran “not easy”: former official

Tehran, July 18, IRNA – A former official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the current behavior of South Koreans will affect future ties with Iran and their return to Iranian market will not be easy. Iran’s future priority will be those countries that did not leave Iran alone in hard times.

Gov't spokesman: Iran considers South Korea's freezing of assets unfriendly

Tehran, July 14, IRNA - Iranian Government spokesman Ali Rabiee said on Tuesday that Iran is not looking for tension with South Korea and South Korea's action to block Iran's property is an unfriendly, destructive, and unconstitutional after over decades of trade between the two countries.