[영상] Iranian Ambassador to Korea “Seafarers’ Safety”… What is the current situation as determined by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested and expressed regret over the detention of a Korean ship with 20 sailors, including 5 Koreans, in Iranian waters.

Today (5th), Minister of Foreign Affairs Ko Gyeong-seok, head of Africa Middle East, called Iranian Ambassador Saeed Badamchi Shavestari to the government building in Jongno-gu, Seoul to ask about the vessel’s detention and request the release.

Ambassador Shavestari, who met the reporters while entering the government building, replied, “I don’t have to worry about (their) health” to the question, “Are the sailors safe?”

Foreign Ministry spokesman Choi Young-sam also said through a regular briefing, “a high-ranking official of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs mentioned that’there is no need to worry about the safety issues of sailors’.” It.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is dispatching a working-level delegation to the local area as soon as possible, apart from the first Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Jong-Geon visiting Iran on the 10th to discuss related issues, and is cooperating with related organizations on other facts and legal issues. Let’s watch the video together.

(Composition: Hwiran Kim, Filming: Seonghwa Jung, Editing: Seungyeon Park)

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