Sunday, 23 January 2022 (YJC)_ Iran's Permanent Ambassador to the UN announced that the country regains its voting right at the UN General Assembly.
Iran's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations, Majid Takht-Ravanchi announced that the country regains its voting right at the UN General Assembly.
“Iran’s voting rights should naturally resume on Monday as we have paid our debts to the UN,” he said while noting that “As an active member of the UN, Iran has always been committed to paying its membership dues on time and we have proven this in action.”
He went on to say that “Unfortunately, due to the US cruel sanctions, we faced the problem of paying our membership fee for the second year in a row.”
Prior to this, Seoul's finance ministry confirmed that Iran has paid its dues to the United Nations as the country's funds frozen in South Korea is paid.
Iran has more than US$7 billion in funds for oil shipments frozen at two South Korean banks.According to the South Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance part of the delinquent fees, $18 million, was paid to the UN on Friday.