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Appeal received from Iran to restore Azerbaijani diplomatic mission - FM

Politics Materials 5 June 2023 12:10 (UTC +04:00)
Appeal received from Iran to restore Azerbaijani diplomatic mission - FM
Humay Aghajanova
Humay Aghajanova
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 5. An appeal has been received from Iran to restore the work of the diplomatic mission of Azerbaijan in Iran, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov told the reporters, Trend reports.

"The criminal case in connection with the attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran continues," he said.

Azerbaijan-Iran relations suffered a severe blow following an incident at the Azerbaijani embassy in the country.

An armed attack took place at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Iran on January 27, 2023, at about 8:30 (GMT+4). The gunman turned out to be a man in his 50's, who drove up to the administrative building, armed with a Kalashnikov automatic rifle.

Earlier reports from the Chief of Tehran police said there were two children in the car with the gunman, the security camera footage released later proved the man was alone. He entered the building after briefly waving hand to the Iranian security guard outside. No attempts were made to detain the gunman, as he freely entered the embassy. The man managed to kill head of the security service and wounding two embassy guards. The shooter was eventually detained. The incident is currently being investigated.

Following the deadly assault, Azerbaijan evacuated its officials from the embassy, including those who suffered as a result of the attack and completely suspended the work of the embassy in Tehran.

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