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Iran Regains UN Voting Rights After Paying Off Membership Arrears

MOSCOW, Jan 24  — Iran has regained its right to vote in the UN General Assembly after paying off its membership dues to the organisation from Iranian assets frozen in South Korea, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations, said on Sunday.

Iran had lost the right to vote in the UN General Assembly due to unpaid membership fees to the organisation in the amount of US$18.4 million.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran, as an active member of the United Nations, has always been committed to paying its membership dues on time and we have proven this in action. Unfortunately, for the second year in a row, we faced the problem of paying our membership fee due to the imposition of brutal and unilateral US sanctions against Iran,” the envoy was quoted as saying by Mehr news agency.

Iran’s voting rights will resume on Monday after the transaction is completed, according to Sputnik.

The South Korean Foreign Ministry confirmed that the payment of Iran’s membership fee of US$18 million was made from frozen Iranian accounts in Korea.

In 2021, Iran temporarily lost the right to vote after the United States blocked its usual financial channels, prompting Tehran to began negotiations with the UN on the issue. One of Tehran’s proposals was to pay off the debt from Iranian assets blocked in South Korea.

Sources: BERNAMA

Adib Mohd

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