Ahead of New Year's Eve and upon the request of the German foreign minister, two German nationals arrested in Iran met their families in Iran, the local satellite Press TV reported on Monday.
The two German nationals met their family members on Monday in the Iranian northwestern city of Tabriz, the report said.
On Friday, two family members of the detained German nationals, accompanied by German Ambassador to Tehran Brand Erbel, traveled to Iran to meet them, according to Press TV.
Earlier in December, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said that the country is considering a request by the two detained Germans to reunite temporarily with their family in New Year day.
In October, Iranian judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hosein Mohseni- Ejei said Iran arrested two foreigners who interviewed the son of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani who has been on death row since 2006. Her case become internationally known in 2010 after high profile reports that she was convicted of extramarital affairs and sentenced to execution by stoning.
It is found out later that the two foreigners interviewed Ashtiani's son were not journalists, or did not carry any document to prove they were journalists, Mohseni-Ejei said.
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