President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday welcomed two French nationals who returned to Paris after spending almost four years detained in Iran on espionage charges, with the French leader hailing "the end of a terrible ordeal".Cecile Kohler, 41, and Jacques Paris, 72, arrived on a commercial flight, landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris shortly before 9:00 am (0700 GMT). They were met on the tarmac by foreign ministry officials.Macron greeted the pair in the gardens of the Elysse Palace. They appeared in good spirits, and smiled as the French leader embraced them.
Macron greets French pair back in Paris after 'terrible ordeal' in Iran
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