叙利亚被释放被绑架的意大利记者

 　　ROME, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Italian Foreign Ministry¹ said four Italian journalists who were kidnapped and held in Syria earlier this month have been released.

　　The Italian reporters were taken hostage on April 5 in northern Syria, close to Turkish border, the Foreign Ministry said earlier.

　　Italian interim² Foreign Minister Mario Monti, who is also the country's caretaker prime minister, said in a statement on Saturday that he was grateful for all the institutions that "made possible the successful outcome of this happening, complicated by the particularly dangerous nature of the context."

　　Monti also expressed gratitude³ to local media for "responsibly complying with the request to adopt the utmost discretion," looking at journalists' safety as the priority, according to the statement, providing no further details.

　　However, the four were reportedly in good health conditions and were now in Turkey.

　　The journalists were part of a crew working on a history report for the Rai state television.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

3 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。