S.Korean diplomat consults with US, EU negotiators over Iran�s frozen assets

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
involved in talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, according to his office.First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong spoke on
the phone with United States special envoy for Iran Robert Malley and EU mediator Enrique Mora to discuss the latest developments in
negotiations to resurrect the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), according to the ministry.During the phone conversation, Cho
reaffirmed Seoul's support for the JCPOA and voiced hope that an agreement may help resolve South Korea's outstanding problems with
Iran, according to the ministry.Relations between Seoul and Tehran remain strained over $7 billion in Iranian fund held in two Korean banks
under United States sanctions reimposed after then-United States President Donald Trump withdrew from the nuclear agreement in 2018