The visit of Caretaker Interior Minister, Marwan Charbel, and General Security chief, Major General Abbas Ibrahim, to Turkey achieved constructive advancement towards the release of the Lebanese pilgrims held in Syria's Aazaz region, said a statement by Charbel's media office Saturday.

During the two-day-visit, the Lebanese officials met with Turkish and Qatari officials and discussed positive and proper ways to release the nine men the soonest possible.