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Foreign Ministry protests to UAE over seizure of Iranian boat
[The] Foreign Ministry on Sunday summoned United Arab Emirates (UAE) charge d'affaires in absence of the ambassador to inform him of Iran's protest to the UAE government over seizure of an Iranian launcher boat. Director of Social Affairs Department of the Foreign Ministry voiced Iran's protest to the UAE government over seizure of the boat four months ago and beating of the crew on board.He called for an immediate release of Iranian nationals under arrest in the UAE and sought compensation for the moral and material damages caused by such a conduct. He said that the boat had developed technical fault before being seized by UAE. The charge d'affaires said that he would convey the protest to Abu Dhabi and would do his best to resolve the case as quickly as possible. Posted by: Pappy 2006-03-26 |
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