The swap was announced following talks among Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, over Tehran's disputed nuclear programme.
Vijest o razmjeni priopćena je nakon razgovora iranskog predsjednika Mahmouda Ahmadinejada, njegova brazilskog kolege Luiza Inacia Lule da Silve i turskog premijera Tayyip Erdogana, glede spornog nuklearnog programa Teherana.