2023-09-19 07:02:23
Diplomacy
Switzerland facilitates the exchange of 10 American and Iranian prisoners
Thanks to the good offices of Switzerland, five prisoners from each camp were able to find freedom and their homes.
PublishedSeptember 19, 2023, 09:02
American prisoners freed from Iran arrived in Doha, Qatar, on Monday.
REUTERS
Five American prisoners once morest five Iranian prisoners… The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) announced on Monday the successful exchange between the United States and Iran, thanks to the good offices of Switzerland. “On September 18, 2023, Switzerland handed over five of its nationals released by Iran to the United States authorities in the Qatari capital Doha. The United States, for their part, released five Iranian nationals,” specifies the DFA.
For Ignazio Cassis’ department, this is an opportunity to recall that Switzerland is always willing to work behind the scenes to find solutions of this type: “With experience and know-how acquired over a long period of time, date, writes the FDFA, Switzerland contributed significantly to this humanitarian gesture having a favorable outcome. It also facilitated the unfreezing of Iranian funds blocked in South Korea planned as part of the agreement that had been concluded.
For the head of the FDFA, Ignazio Cassis: “Dialogue is always the best way. In accordance with its long tradition of good offices, Switzerland is prepared to undertake other facilitation steps.” Currently, Switzerland represents the interests of the United States in Iran. It also assumes four other mandates: Russian interests in Georgia, Georgian interests in Russia, Iranian interests in Egypt and Iranian interests in Canada.
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