Azerbaijan hands over three fishermen to Iran
Three Iranian fishermen detained in January by Azerbaijani border guards were handed over to the Iranian side on Tuesday, spokesman of the Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan Mohammad Ayatollahi told Trend news agency.
According to Ayatollahi, the fishermen were handed over to the Iranian authorities at the Astara border checkpoint.
The Azerbaijani border guards detained three Iranian fishermen, who crossed the maritime border by mistake during a storm, Ayatollahi said.
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