Iran, S. Korea Diplomats Discuss Unfreezing Assets

Senior diplomats from South Korea and Iran had discussions in Vienna on Iranian assets frozen in that country, the foreign ministry in Seoul said on Friday, with the thorny bilateral issue on the table for the talks aimed at restoring the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal.
Seoul's First Deputy Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun met with his Iranian counterpart, Ali Bagheri Kani, in the Austrian capital Thursday, on the sidelines of the eighth round of negotiations to salvage the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Yonhap reported.
South Korea is not directly involved in the nuclear negotiations, but it has been closely watching relevant developments amid prolonged standoffs with Iran over the frozen assets.