French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called for the release of two French nationals who have been detained in Iran, France 24 reported.
“On Human Rights Day, my thoughts go to Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal, our compatriots held in Iran, and their families,” the French President wrote on Twitter.
“Their imprisonment is intolerable. They must be freed without delay. I told President Rouhani, I repeat it here,” he added.
Marchal, a senior researcher at Science-pro university in Paris, was detained in Iran since mid-October this year. His Franco-Iranian colleague Adelkhah has been held in Iranian prison since June.
Macron’s call came shortly after Iran had swapped a prisoner with the United States earlier this week.
