S. Korea's foreign ministry says summit with Iran sends strong message to N. Korea

외교부: 북한 우방인 이란의 북 비핵화 주장 강력한 메시지 될 것 South Korea's top diplomat is traveling with the president on the state visit to Iran. Seoul's foreign ministry is putting particular emphasis on Iran's statement opposing North Korea's nuclear development,... saying it will indeed send a strong message to the Kim Jong-un regime. Why and how? Our Kwon Soa reports from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in downtown Seoul. The South Korea-Iran summit is significant on a number of levels, but Seoul's foreign ministry sees particular value in Iran's stance on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. On Tuesday,... the ministry's spokesperson welcomed the joint statement by President Park Geun-hye and her Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani,... which clearly states their opposition to any nuclear development,... in addition to reaffirming their commitment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,... which promotes nuclear disarmament and cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy. "It's very meaningful that Iran, as a country that traditionally has amicable ties with North Korea, has... at a summit level... for the first time clearly stated its position on the North Korea nuclear issue and on our pursuit of a peaceful reunification." During the summit, President Rouhani also stressed that nuclear weapons cannot be used to strengthen security. "That statement is a confirmation of the remarks made by Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in November last year,... during Yun Byung-se's first visit to Iran in 14 years as a South Korean foreign minister." Seoul's foreign ministry said... Tehran's position -- coming on the heels of the condemnation against the North's nuclear tests and missile launches at the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia,... which Minister Yun and his Iranian counterpart attended in Beijing last week -- sends an even stronger message of warning to North Korea. Kwon Soa, Arirang News. Visit ‘Arirang News’ Official Pages Facebook(NEWS):   / newsarirang   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld