Josep Borrell, the European Union's top diplomat, confirmed that Johan Floderus, a Swedish diplomat working for the EU, has been captive in Iran for more than 500 days and said the bloc is working to secure his release.
"I want to stress that I personally, all my team at all levels -- European institutions in close coordination with the Swedish authorities, which have the first responsibility of consular protection -- and with his family, have been pushing the Iranian authorities to release him," Borrell said at a meeting on development in the Spanish city of Cadiz on September 5. Read the full article here.
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