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Summary Irans Embassy in Syria called on Syria to take swift action to identify kidnappers of 5 engineers.
Issuing a statement, a copy of which was made available to IRNA on Wednesday, Iranian Embassy said the Iranian technicians and engineers will continue their activities and contribute to Syrias reconstruction and public services.It said Iranian Embassy in Damascus has made necessary coordination with related Syrian organizations to get first hand information on the status of the kidnapped nationals.Iranian Embassy said five Iranian engineers and technicians, engaged in the Jondar 450 megawatt power plant project in Homs province, were heading to work at 06:30 am local time on December 20, 2011, when they were kidnapped by unknown armed men.The abduction received wide coverage in Syrian dailies and websites.Iran envisages a 5-billion-dollar trade with Syria and Iranian engineers and technicians have undertaken projects worth over USD 1.7 billion in Syria.Earlier, Iranian engineers have completed a series of projects in the country.
