Tehran, YJC. Rouhani has said Iran supports peace and security in the Korean peninsula.
In a meeting with North Korea's incoming Ambassador to
Tehran Kang Sam Hyon on Monday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani asserted that
North and South Korea should set aside differences and move toward unity.
During the meeting, the new North Korean ambassador
submitted his credentials to the Iranian president.
Rouhani emphasized that the two Koreas should make efforts
to achieve unity, because problems among countries are not resolved by war or
conflicts and tensions.
However, Rouhani noted, the problems should be resolved
through dialogue and mutual understanding.
He also pointed to bilateral relations between Tehran and
Pyongyang, saying that the 2 countries have enjoyed "good relations” since the
Iranian revolution of 1979.
The North Korean ambassador, for his part, praised the
Iranian nation’s achievements in standing up against the plots hatched by the
US government and defending its right to use peaceful nuclear energy, saying
that the North Korean government and people admire the country’s policy of
resistance.
He also described Tehran-Pyongyang ties as close and said
during his tenure he will make every effort to help promote cooperation between
the two countries in diverse areas.
The North Korean ambassador also conveyed a message of
invitation by his country’s leader to Rouhani to pay visit to Pyongyang.