South Korean team departs for Iran to negotiate over seized tanker
A South Korean delegation embarked on a visit to Iran on Thursday in an effort to try and negotiate the early release of an oil tanker which was seized by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the Gulf over what Tehran claimed to be “repeated violations” of environmental protocols.
| 8 Jan 2021 7:41 AM GMT
SEOUL: A South Korean delegation embarked on a visit to Iran on Thursday in an effort to try and negotiate the early release of an oil tanker which was seized by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the Gulf over what Tehran claimed to be repeated violations of environmental protocols.
S.Korean team departs for Iran to negotiate over seized tanker
By IANS| Published: 7th January 2021 1:16 pm IST
Seoul, Jan 7 : A South Korean delegation embarked on a visit to Iran on Thursday in an effort to try and negotiate the early release of an oil tanker which was seized by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in the Gulf over what Tehran claimed to be “repeated violations” of environmental protocols.
According to the South Korean government, the delegation is being led by Koh Kyung-sok, Director-General of the Foreign Ministry’s Africa and Middle Eastern Affairs, reports Yonhap News Agency.
The delegation will arrive in Tehran via Qatar.
Korean delegation departs for Iran to negotiate release of seized oil tanker
Posted : 2021-01-07 13:57
Updated : 2021-01-07 13:57
Koh Kyung-sok, director-general of the foreign ministry s Africa and Middle Eastern affairs, speaks to reporters before departing for Iran at Incheon International Airport, Wednesday. Yonhap
A government delegation left for Iran on Thursday to negotiate an early release of the South Korean oil tanker and its crew seized by Iranian authorities earlier this week.
The delegation, led by Koh Kyung-sok, director-general of the foreign ministry s Africa and Middle Eastern affairs, boarded a plane early Thursday and is set to arrive in Iran via Qatar, foreign ministry officials said.