Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the Argentinean chargé d'affairs to protest an attempt by the country's former diplomat for "plundering Persian treasures."
Argentina's former counselor to Iran Sebastian Zavala was stopped by Iranian customs officials as he was about to leave the country upon the termination of his post.
An array of antiquities weighing about 4 tones, including gold and silver coins dating to the time ancient Persian dynasties, battle shields, manuscripts, engraved stones and a 200-year-old framed marriage certificate were discovered in what he claimed was his "personal effects," ready to be shipped out of the country.
Iranian authorities delivered a formal letter of complaint to Argentinean chargé d'affairs Mario Enrique Quinteros on Wednesday, criticizing the former envoy's "undignified act carried out against diplomatic, cultural commitments".
The Iranian Foreign Ministry explained in its letter that Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization and the Judiciary were pursuing the antique items' smuggling case.
The Argentinean chargé d'affairs, for his part, said he would relay Iran's message to authorities in his country.
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