“The exchange of three Iranian and three Turkish citizens at the Bazargan border crossing was the result of the recent visit of a delegation from the Ministry of Justice of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Ankara and consultations with the officials of the Turkish Ministry of Justice,” according to Askar Jalalian, Deputy Minister of Justice for International Affairs and Human Rights at the Ministry of Justice said on Tuesday.
Saying that Turkey is one of the tourist and travel destinations for Iranian nationals, Jalalian said, “The number of prisoners in that country is increasing.”
“We call on Iranian citizens to observe the laws and restrictions of the destination country before traveling,” he added.
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