DUBAI, July 21 (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it
appreciated Saudi Arabia's efforts in the the return of an
Iranian ship that had docked at Jeddah port because of
technical problems in May, the semi-official Fars news agency
quoted a Foreign Ministry spokesman as saying.
"Iran appreciates efforts by the authorities of Saudi
Arabia, Switzerland, and Oman to secure the safe return of
Iran's Happiness 1 oil tanker," Abbas Mousavi said.
Iranian media reported in early July that Saudi Arabia -
Iran's regional rival - was not allowing the ship to leave
Jeddah because of a dispute over the payment of repair costs.
(Writing by Parisa Hafezi)