EU presidency concerned at Iran trial of embassy staff
08 Aug 2009 17:06:14 GMT Source: Reuters
(Adds quote, background) BRUSSELS, Aug 8 (Reuters) - The European Union presidency said on Saturday it was concerned at a trial in Iran involving employees of the British and French embassies, and that action against any EU embassy staff was action against all of the EU. The statement by the EU's Swedish presidency said it demanded the two Iranians working for the embassies and a Frenchwoman also on trial be promptly released. "The presidency expresses its concern over the ongoing trial in Tehran in the aftermath of the election, including against two EU member states' embassy employees and one EU citizen," the statement said. "The presidency reiterates that action against one EU country, citizen or embassy staff, is considered an action against all of the EU. "The EU will closely follow the trial and demands that the persons will be released promptly." (Reporting by Bate Felix; Editing by Charles Dick)
Children play at Ahmed Awa tourist resort, near Iraq's border with Iran, where three American hikers are believed to have disappeared, near Sulaimaniyah, 260 km (160 miles) northeast of Baghdad, August ...
