Iran Press/ Asia: According to the Yonhap News Agency, South Korean Foreign Ministry said that the delegation, led by Koh Kyung-sok, director-general of the foreign ministry's Africa and Middle Eastern affairs, will board a plane around Thursday midnight bound for Tehran via Qatar.
Iranian officials were initially negative toward the visit, saying they saw no need for it, but they accepted it later after consultations with Seoul.
The ministry has sent a consular official from its embassy in Iran to Bandar Abbas, the port city where the ship is being held, with hope for a meeting with the sailors.
The South Korean delegation is also expected to provide support to the sailors if the legal process begins.
Seoul's First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun also plans to travel to Iran early next week to discuss the seizure and other bilateral issues.
The public relations of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced in a statement on Monday that a South Korean-flagged tanker, which was sailing from the port of Saudi Jubail in the Persian Gulf was seized by the navy of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps due to repeated violations of environmental laws.
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