BEIRUT
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miqati thanked Turkey for its efforts to help release of kidnapped Lebanese citizens in Syria.
Miqati noted that Turkey's joining UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) helped restoring security and stability in the south of the country, and that Lebanese government appreciated this participation of Turkey.
Eleven Lebanese citizens had been kidnapped in Aleppo, Syria while returning from Iraq to Lebanon. Two of the citizens were then released.
