Iran slams disrespect for Islamic headscarves at Tbilisi Airport
Tehran (KNA) - Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says the country has lodged its strong protest with Georgia over the problems which some Iranian passengers faced at Tbilisi airport.
Ghasemi's reaction came in response to a question on the news that several Iranian passengers had their Islamic headscarves disrespected during security check for a flight from Tbilisi, Georgia, to Isfahan, Iran.
"After the release of a report by the Foreign Ministry's representative office in Isfahan and after the authenticity of the report was confirmed through phone contacts by the Iranian ambassador to Georgia with a number of the passengers on board the flight, the Iranian embassy in Tbilisi expressed its strong protest at the Georgian Foreign Ministry and Tbilisi Airport security police," said Ghasemi.
He went on to say that Iran's embassy in Tbilisi continues to follow up the issue at the Foreign Ministry's Department General for Consular Affairs as well as the ministry's Mission in Isfahan.
Source: Mehr