France Elysee Clotılde Reıss

epa02159279 23-year-old French university teaching assistant, Clotilde Reiss adresses the media surrounded by French FM Bernard Kouchner (L), French Embassador in Teheran Bernard Poletti (2L)Clotilde's father Remi Reiss (R) at Elysee Palace, Paris, France, 16 May 2010 at the end of a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Clotilde Reiss who was arrested on 1st  July 2009 at Tehran airport on spying charges  spent the bulk of the last year in Iranian detention, reported the French government. A sentence of 10 years was commuted 15 May to a fine of 3 billion rials (300,000 dollars), the ISNA news agency reported. Iranian authorities had promised to return Reis' passport 16 May following  payment of the fine.  EPA/LUCAS DOLEGA