Cecilia Sala 'very happy' after release - partner

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 8 - Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was "very happy" after being released by the Iranian authorities on Wednesday following her arrest on December 19, according to her partner.
    "I spoke to her, she said - 'see you in a little while'," the partner, Daniele Raineri, told ANSA.
    "She was excited and very happy. 'See you in Rome' I said to her".
    The woman's father, Renato Sala, was in tears after the news of her release.
    "I am proud of her'. Renato Sala told ANSA.
    "I have only cried three times in my life. I think the government of our country has done an exceptional job...
    "It was an extraordinary job of coordination. I trusted Cecilia's strength". (ANSA).