Tehran, YJC. Joint Iranian-Yemeni committee is pursuing the release of Iran’s Nikbakht.
ˈThe Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs while appreciating
the efforts made by the joint committee pursuing the case in Sanaˈa expects
efforts leading to soon release from captivity of Mr. Nikbakht and his safe
return to the embrace of his worried family members,ˈ Abdollahian told IRNA
late Thursday night.
Administrative section of Iranian Embassy staffer Nour Ahmad
Nikbakht was abducted on July 22, 2013 while passing through the diplomatic
district of Sanaˈa by armed terrorists and transferred to an unknown
destination.
During this while a joint Iranian-Yemeni
political-intelligence committee has been established focusing on safe return
of Nikbakht to his home, Press TV reports.
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has thus far made
several efforts aimed at clarifying Nikbakhtˈs fate, including Abdollahianˈs
mid-May visit of Yemen to pursue the matter.