Baku-APA. Iran’s Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said Thursday that the abducted Iranians in Syria are from all walks of life, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
Some of the abducted Iranians may have retired from the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) or from other Iranian governmental departments, said Salehi in a press conference after a meeting on Syria in Tehran.
Every year, large number of Iranian pilgrims visit Syria, Salehi said, adding that during the Syrian unrest Iran has stopped allowing the pilgrims to visit Syria.
Recently, as the situation in Syria became quiet, Iran resumed to send pilgrims to the Arab state, said Salehi.
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