Iran notes progress in talks to unfreeze its international assets

Oct. 2 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The official Iranian news agency, IRNA, reported this Sunday that the Iranian authorities have noted “considerable progress” in negotiations with the international community to unlock billions of euros belonging to its international assets as the Islamic republic develops the talks to return to the nuclear agreement and thus see the sanctions that weigh on it lifted.

Iran estimates that there are some 7,000 million euros in foreign currency, profits from its sale of crude oil, paralyzed in various banks around the world, especially in South Korea.

“Certain banking issues remain but the relevant parties are already discussing a solution,” sources from the Central Bank of Iran have confirmed on the other hand to the semi-official ISNA news agency.

The also official Nour has specified that the authorities hope that these funds will be released in “new accounts” free from international supervision thanks to gestures such as the one that occurred yesterday, when the United Nations announced the release of the Iranian-Americans Siamak and Baqer Namazi, detained in Tehran.

Baquer Nazami, a former UNICEF official, was released in 2020 from serving the ten-year prison sentence imposed on him and his son in October 2016 for alleged espionage; however, they did not allow her to leave the country to treat his medical problems.

The UN Secretary General, António Guterres, has welcomed the announcement that his son has also been released and has stated that he will continue to interact with the authorities on a variety of issues, such as the “regional situation, sustainable development and the promotion and protection from the human rights”.