[Iran] - Sri Lanka releases 9 Iranian sailors

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- Nine Iranian sailors have been released from jails in Sri Lanka following an agreement between the foreign ministries of the two
nations and in accordance with bilateral humanitarian cooperation.For the first time in consular relations between the two countries, the
Iranian inmates from Chabahar city in the southeastern region of Sistan-Baluchestan were released following efforts by the Islamic
expected to come home soon.According to the agreements established between the two nations and as a result of efforts by the Iranian Foreign
Ministry and Judiciary, Sri Lanka is set to extradite two Iranian prisoners to Iran within the next few days.Last week, Iranian Foreign
Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry agreed to release the inmates of both countries based on existing
said the two foreign ministers had discussed cooperation at regional and international levels and will be expanding ties in the fields of
priorities, saying that Tehran attaches great significance to cooperation with fellow Asian countries.He hoped that different nations in the
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