The Chinese Foreign Ministry says the Iranian Minister of Labor, Ali Rabiei, wrote to the Chinese Ambassador to Iran, Pang Sen, to thank Beijing for its support and humanitarian aid in the rescue operation.

LU KANG CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON "In his letter, Rabiei says China made great efforts to rescue the Sanchi crew and put out the fire on the tanker. As representative of the Iranian president and president of the Iranian investigation committee of the incident, and in the name of the Iranian government and people, Rabiei extends sincerest gratitude to the Chinese government and people, especially to the Chinese personnel who risked their lives to make every effort to rescue the tanker under the threat of toxic gas and explosion."