Iran Says Summoned French Envoy over 'Interference' in Internal Affairs
- Iran summoned France's ambassador to protest the brief detention of two French diplomats earlier this month.
- Iranian officials told the French ambassador to stop interfering in Iran's internal affairs, stating such actions cannot be justified under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot called the detention and treatment of the diplomats an extremely serious act of intimidation by Iranian security services.
- The detained French diplomats were held for several hours and interrogated before returning to the embassy.
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The EU condemns the aggression against two diplomats from the French embassy in Tehran, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas stated in a statement on Tuesday. The two were detained by Iranian security services on July 19. One of them was reportedly physically mistreated.
This summons comes a week after the detention of two French diplomats stationed in Tehran, carrying out activities according to the Iranian regime "that were in no way justified".
Two French diplomats were detained several hours last week in Tehran because of their support for the Iranian population. The local authorities, who suspect them of interference, announce that they have summoned the French ambassador to the country, Pierre Cochard, to explain themselves. The Quai d'Orsay describes this decision as "provocation". - Iran: the French ambassador in Tehran summoned for "interference", Paris denounces "a provocation" …
Iran summoned French Ambassador Pierre Cochard after two French diplomats were arrested in Tehran.
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Iran says summoned French envoy over 'interference' in internal affairs
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