2 Conditions of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan for reopening the embassy in Tehran

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jihon Bayramov in a press conference At the end of the year, regarding the relations with the neighbors, he said: In 2023, we promoted and advanced our relations with Turkey, Russia and Georgia more than in the past. Contacts with Iran also continue to reduce tensions.

In response to the question of when the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran will be reopened, he stated: Our country’s embassy was closed after the attack. We are negotiating with Iran.

Azerbaijan’s foreign minister continued: The criminal should be punished in the most severe way and the security of the embassy should be fully guaranteed. We will make our decision based on the court order. If the court verdict is as we want, we will also make a decision in this direction.

On Friday, 7 Bahman 1401, an armed person broke into the embassy using a Kalashnikov and Orkhan Asgrov, the head of the group. He killed the embassy guard and wounded two others. It was announced that the purpose of this person’s attack was a personal motive and he attacked the embassy in search of his wife. His wife was a citizen of the Republic of Azerbaijan who escaped secretly to Baku. Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan, claimed that this attack was organized and terrorist and condemned it. Baku also considered Tehran responsible for the protection of diplomatic places and announced that it will evacuate its embassy in Iran. /div>