 (KUNA) -- The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it was exerting continous efforts to release two Iranian diplomats held by the American forces serving in the country. The ministry said in a statement that the ministry staff, following detention of "two groups of Iranian diplomats" on the 20th and 21st of this month, have acted rapidly to release them. The statement indicated that a number of Iranian diplomats, who had been held by the Americans were set free, but two others remained held by the US forces. It expressed hope that the detention of the two diplomats would not strain the "improving" relations between Tehran and Baghdad. The Iranian diplomats were arrested in recent military operations by the American forces. |