The United States and France have called for Iran to release the ship.
A US State Department spokesperson called the seizure “part of a clear attempt to extort the international community into relieving the pressure of sanctions.”
The French foreign ministry said the seizure was “fueling tensions in the region.”
A South Korean delegation led by Foreign Ministry official Koh Kyung-sok (L) leaves for Tehran via Qatar at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul, on January 6, 2021. (YONHAP/AFP)
South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun arrived in Tehran on Sunday for a long-planned visit.
The South Korean news agency Yonhap has said Choi’s aim during his visit was to “negotiate an early release” of the tanker and its crew, which includes South Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese and Burmese sailors.
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.
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