IRNA did not give the French national's name or gender. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Wednesday that Paris was in touch with Tehran to improve the conditions of a woman arrested in October on the Gulf island of Kish for unauthorised entry and allegedly signing an illegal mining contract.
Nelly Erin-Cambevelle, a 59-year-old businesswoman from Martinique, had been on the island as part of her import-export business, according to Le Drian. "She went to Kish island, not far from Dubai, which is considered to be Iranian territory. She was arrested ... on the grounds of having signed an illegal contract and carrying out a non-authorised trip," he said.