"Fortunately, this issue has been resolved. The South Korean authorities made a decision to release our ship. We have remained in contact all along, so the issue is now resolved," Matvieynko, who is currently in Seoul on an official visit, said. "This will not affect the visit because the decision had been made before that," she added.
Matviyenko noted that she will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in during her visit. "A meeting with the president of the Republic of Korea has been scheduled. I hope it will take place. I am confident that it will a substantive and constructive dialogue about all aspects of bilateral relations," she said.
"I think that the issue of [political] settlement on the Korean Peninsula will be discussed as well," Matviyenko added.
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