The envoy "was reminded of France's demand that Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal be released without delay, and that the Iranian authorities display transparency concerning their situation," AFP reported, quoting the French ministry's statement.
The report says Adelkhah and Marchal, both researchers at Sciences Po in Paris, have been held on spying charges since June.
This is while Iran has repeatedly dismissed the French Foreign Ministrys interference in the case of Iranian nationals as an unjustified and unacceptable move that not only fails to help resolve issue, but also would make the trial procedure more complicated.
Back in October, Irans Foreign Ministry dismissed Frances meddlesome and unacceptable remarks about Iranian prisoner Fariba Adelkhah, saying the Islamic Republics law does not recognize her dual citizenship.
The Islamic Republic of Irans national law does not recognize the dual citizenship of Iranian citizens, and thus Adelkhah is regarded as an Iranian national, Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on October 4.
The Iranian Judiciary is carefully pursuing the case of Adelkhah within the framework of the countrys fair trial law, Mousavi added.
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