The spokesman for Iranian Foreign Ministry said that a detained French businesswoman in Iran has been released.

Iran Press/Iran newsBahram Ghassemi said on Sunday that a French citizen who had been detained for entering Iran illegally has been released during recent days.

The Spokesman for Iranian Foreign Ministry noted that the French citizen was arrested after completing legal process and clearing of charges, Iran Press reported.

Earlier this month on February 20, the France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told lawmakers a French businesswoman had been arrested on the Iranian island of Kish on October 21 for allegedly “signing an illegal mining contract and carrying out an unauthorized trip." 101/201