Azerbaijan releases Iranian drivers detained on Goris-Kapan highhway
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21.10.2021 | 13:31Azerbaijan has returned to Iran two drivers arrested on the Azerbaijani-controlled section of the Goris-Kapan highway, the country’s State Customs Committee.
“Guided by the principles of humanity, mutual respect, good neighborliness and goodwill, Iranian citizens Barzegar Jafar Gazanfar and Noruzի Shahroud Heydar returned to their country on the morning of October 21 in accordance with the agreements,” the committee said in a statement.
Տhe two Iranian drivers were arrested on September 15, which led to a sharp deterioration of relations between Tehran and Baku.