(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson (Shri Vikas Swarup):Good evening friends. Welcome to the weekly press briefing. I have only one announcement and then we can get into the Q&A. The announcement is regarding the release of Indian fishermen from jail in Iran. On the 1 of December 2015, 49 Indian fishermen who are employees of Messrs. Al Shamsi al Anjuman, a UAE based company, were detained while they were unknowingly fishing between UAE and Iranian waters in the Kish Island. Out of these 49 fishermen, 44 were from Tamil Nadu and five were from Gujarat. These 49 fishermen have now been released by the Iranian authorities. They left Iran...
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