Borrell confirms Swedish EU diplomat held in Iran
The European Union's top diplomat confirmed on Tuesday that Johan Floderus, a Swedish diplomat working for the EU, has been captive in Iran for more than 500 days.
Arriving at a meeting on development in the Spanish city of Cadiz, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters that Brussels was pushing "relentlessly" for the 33-year-old's release.
Source: Agence France Presse
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