The largest prisoner exchange operation in recent times took place in the capital of Turkey, Ankara.
The National Intelligence Organization of Turkey (MIT) acted as a mediator in the exchange of 26 citizens detained from 7 countries.
About the event TASS agency with reference to the mentioned department.
Our organization played an important mediating role in this operation – the largest in recent times, – MIT said in a statement.
It also draws attention to the fact that an exchange of 26 prisoners from 7 states took place in Ankara.
Previously, many media outlets wrote about this exchange, noting that two planes arrived in the Turkish capital.
It was reported that an exchange of 26 prisoners took place there between the Russian Federation and the United States.
According to some Turkish publications, there were two children among those exchanged.
The American press states that the White House, State Department and CIA actively participated in the exchange negotiations.
