Salehi Departs Ankara For Tehran

Ankara, Aug 8, IRNA – Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, following a short visit to Turkey and talking with his counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, departed here for Tehran on Wednesday. During his visit, Salehi urged Turkey's government to do its utmost to help prompt release of Iranian kidnapped pilgrims in Syria. Referring to Syrian situation, which has entered into a sensitive phase, Salehi expressed hope that the Turkish government, by its wisdom and insight, try to find a way to prevent tragedy in Syria. Davutoglu, for his part, said that Turkish government will do its utmost to release the kidnapped Iranians. He assured Salehi that Turkey will use all its capacity to free the abducted persons./end