Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned a Swiss diplomat whose country represents U.S. interests in the Islamic Republic, to protest against the recent detention of Iranian delegation by U.S. forces in Baghdad.
In a statement released by the ministry's media department, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini called it as an " interventionist act" by the U.S. forces to arrest "members of an Iranian technical delegation" in their hotel in Baghdad on Tuesday evening.
"The ministry summoned the Swiss charge d'affaires, in the absence of the ambassador, to express its strong protest to U.S. behavior which is against the international laws and regulations and asked for explanations," said Hosseini.
"This action was inconsistent with the responsibilities of foreign forces in Iraq and it could be another mistake for the U.S. ," he stressed, adding the detainees had been released Wednesday morning.
The spokesman said the detainees were experts from Iran's energy ministry and were invited by Iraqi government to discuss building a power plant in the war-torn country.
An Iranian delegation was stopped by U.S. troops Tuesday night in a hotel in Baghdad and eight Iranians were taken away. All of them were released on Wednesday morning.
Source: Xinhua
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