Belgium approved the prisoner exchange agreement with Iran – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
According to Mehr news agency, Sky News news channel announced the action of the Belgian parliament in approving the prisoner exchange agreement with Iran.
According to this report, the Belgian parliament approved the prisoner exchange agreement between Brussels and Tehran. This treaty was approved by the Belgian Parliament with 79 votes in favor, 41 votes against and 11 abstentions.
This treaty allows prisoners from both sides to serve their sentences in their respective countries.
The Foreign Relations Commission of the Belgian Parliament approved this treaty two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Nasser Kanani, the spokesman of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in response to a question regarding the latest status of Asadullah Asadi, the Iranian diplomat captured in Belgium, said: “The Islamic Republic of Iran has announced and emphasized its position many times regarding Mr. Asadullah Asadi.” The discussion of judicial agreements, whether extradition of criminals or cooperation related to criminal and civil issues, is a common issue between countries.
He added: Iran and Belgium signed a significant number of such agreements with different countries, and concluding these agreements is normal and known for bilateral cooperation.
The spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the arrest of the Iranian diplomat is a completely illegal process and a flagrant violation of the 1961 Vienna Convention and said: “Our demand from the Belgian government is to immediately release and return the Iranian diplomat.” dignity and compensate for the damage and accept responsibility for the heresy of violating the immunity of diplomats.
Also, a group of social activists gathered in front of the Belgian embassy in Tehran and demanded the immediate release of Asadullah Asadi, the diplomat of our country who was captured in Belgium.
Asadollah Asadi was a diplomat of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Austria who was arrested four years ago while traveling from Germany on false charges and is currently being held illegally in Belgian prisons.
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