Countries that asked Iran to mediate the release of their prisoners

According to the reporter of Fars news agency’s foreign policy group, after the start of the ceasefire in Gaza on Friday, the 3rd of December, the Al-Arabi al-Jadeed base announced the decision of Hamas to release 23 Thai captives following the mediation of Iran, and hours later 10 Thai citizens were among the prisoners who were released in the first stage of the exchange of prisoners.

It was on the 9th of November that during the visit of Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian to Doha, he met at the request of his Thai counterpart Parenpri Nakuara. Done. He demanded that Iran play a role in freeing the citizens of this country held captive by Hamas, and “we will transfer”, was the answer given by Iran’s foreign minister in this meeting.

Amir Abdullahian Visiting the Foreign Minister of Thailand said that in his talks with Hamas officials, such citizens were also discussed and added that “Hamas officials have emphasized that they are ready to immediately consider such requests if the attacks of the Zionist regime stop.”

before Amir Abdollahian, on November 4th and at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, stated that Hamas leaders have expressed their readiness to release civilian prisoners, and said that “Iran, along with Qatar and Turkey, is ready to play a role.” He also announced in a telephone conversation with his Irish counterpart that Hamas agreed to the release of civilian prisoners if the right conditions were met. He is encouraging this process and “has received a positive promise from Hamas”, but all of this depends on the achievement of a ceasefire. (read here)

Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed also stated in this report that Iran has provided details about the situation of Thai prisoners to the Thai government. .

Previously, the spokesman of Qassam Abu Obeidah said that there are about 250 prisoners in the hands of Palestinian groups, and there were reports that 50 prisoners were killed as a result of Israeli bombings. /p>

Finally, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kanani, confirmed Iran’s mediation for the release of Thai prisoners held by Hamas on Saturday, December 4, and said in an interview with IRNA, “Following the request of the Thai authorities, the matter is It was jointly pursued by Iran and Qatar, and a list of names was given to Hamas to investigate the issue from a humanitarian perspective. It thanked the governments of Qatar, Egypt, Iran, Malaysia and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

More than 25 thousand Thai workers are working in the occupied territories, most of them are engaged in the agricultural sector. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand also announced that 32 citizens of this country were killed in the Gaza war and 19 others were injured. Thailand, Italy, Russia, France, Spain, Germany, Argentina and the Netherlands, etc., as well as Israeli soldiers have been captured by Hamas in the October 7 operation.

While the name of Thailand is heard more these days, but Iran’s request for mediation was not only limited to Thailand, and during this period, the foreign ministers of the Philippines and Japan, in phone calls with Amir Abdollahian, demanded to fulfill Iran’s role was to free their captives. In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines on Saturday, December 4th, in a statement, thanked Qatar, Egypt and Iran for their efforts to free the citizen of this country.

In the evening of Friday, the third of December and in the first hours of the ceasefire in Gaza and in line with the implementation of its clauses, 39 Palestinian women and children (24 women and 15 children and teenagers) were taken from the prisons of the regime. The Zionists were released and the resistance groups also released 24 prisoners, including 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and one Filipino.

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