Iran to press South Korea to release blocked funds
13 June 2020; MEMO: Iran called on Friday for South Korea to release billions of dollars in funds frozen because of US sanctions, Reuters reports.
“South Korea’s ban on Iran’s use of its central bank resources to buy basic goods, medicine and humanitarian items is in no way acceptable, and we expect the South Korean government to lift this restriction as soon as possible,” President Hassan Rouhani said, in remarks carried by state news agency IRNA.
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