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Iran regains UN voting rights by paying off debt, media report


View of Tehran, Iran. File photoMOSCOW, Jan 23Iran has regained its voting rights in the UN General Assembly, having paid its contribution debt to the organization from Iranian assets frozen in Korea, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic Majid Takht-Ravanchi said. Earlier, Iran once again lost its voting rights in the UN General Assembly due to debts to the organization. To regain the right to vote, Iran needed to contribute $18.4 million.The UN Deputy Secretary General urged the United States to lift sanctions on Iran»The Islamic Republic of Iran, as an active member of the UN, has always been committed to the timely payment of its membership fees and has now proved it in practice. Unfortunately, for the second year in a row we are facing the problem of paying the fee due to unilateral, cruel sanctions imposed by the US on Iran,» the permanent representative said, quoted by the Mehr news agency. According to him, the right to vote will be restored from Monday. For its part, the South Korean Foreign Ministry confirmed that the payment of Iran's membership fee in the amount of $18 million was made from frozen Iranian accounts in Korea. It is noted that the right to vote in the UN General Assembly will be restored upon completion of the financial operation. In early 2021, Iran faced the same problem, temporarily losing the right to vote. Then the authorities of the country stated that they always paid dues, despite US sanctions, using available financial channels for this. However, in 2021, the United States blocked these channels, in connection with which Tehran began negotiations with the UN to resolve this issue. One of Tehran's proposals was to pay off the debt at the expense of Iranian assets blocked in South Korea. For several years, Iran has been under US sanctions due to the development of its nuclear program, which limit the export of oil from Iran, and also block both government accounts and the accounts of high-ranking officials and legal entities. Some of these accounts are in banks in South Korea. In February 2021, Seoul agreed to unlock one billion dollars belonging to Tehran. South Korea's total debt to Iran is $7 billion. Back in January 2021, Seoul, during negotiations with Tehran, promised to resolve the issue of their unfreezing, but it still remains unresolved. voting rights in the UN General Assembly

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