Ministry of Foreign Affairs Summons Iranian Ambassador Over 'Severance of Diplomatic Ties' Report... Explains "Miscommunication"

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] On the 11th, it was reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Iranian Ambassador to Korea to protest a report stating that Iran could sever diplomatic ties with Korea if Korean troops were dispatched to the Strait of Hormuz.

An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "We summoned Saeed Badamchi Shabestari, the Iranian Ambassador to Korea, to the office to verify whether the content of the ambassador's interview reported on the same day was true." According to the official, Ambassador Shabestari explained in the interview that "he only mentioned that Korea's participation in the U.S.-led Strait of Hormuz escort coalition could affect bilateral relations, but did not directly mention severing diplomatic ties, and that there was a miscommunication."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said, "We summoned the ambassador because if the ambassador, who was dispatched to maintain friendly bilateral relations, had directly mentioned severing diplomatic ties, it would have been necessary to express our concerns, and we have fully heard the ambassador's explanation."

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