South Korea Friday welcomed a tentative deal between Iran and six world powers to curb Tehran's nuclear program, hoping it will help beef up the global nonproliferation regime, Yonhap reported.
The Iran deal, announced in Lausanne, Switzerland on Thursday, calls for limiting Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the US and others lifting sanctions that have stifled the Middle Eastern nation's economy. Negotiators plan to put the tentative deal in a final agreement by June 30.
South Korea's foreign ministry hailed the nuclear agreement between Iran and the six major nations - the US, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China.
"We hope that this agreement will contribute to promoting a regional peace and strengthening the global community's campaign for the nonproliferation system," the ministry said in a statement.
The deal has received highlight as it could affect the long-running impasse in the North Korean nuclear issue.
But many experts said that the Iran deal is not likely to revive Washington's interest in resolving North Korea's nuke standoff as the two cases are different.