Iran thanks Turkey for released hostages

Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, thanked Turkey and Qatar for their role in the release of 48 Iranian pilgrims abducted in Syria in august. Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that they appreciated the role played by Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) and Qatar government. IHH Chairman Bulent Yildirim who went to Damascus for prisoner exchange said, "Iran wanted us to help because she knows our experience on humanitarian diplomacy."