Azerbaijan's embassy in Iran has resumed operations

Azerbaijan's embassy in Iran, which was closed as a result of an armed attack on January 27, 2023, started working in a new address and a new building. It was reported that the Iranian side has taken appropriate measures to ensure diplomatic security in front of the new embassy building.

"TASS" informs that the activity of the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran, which has been closed since January 2023, has been resumed.

"As a result of negotiations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Islamic Republic of Iran, from July 15, 2024, the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Iran resumed its activities at a new address. The ambassador and the current staff of the embassy have returned to Iran," said the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.

The press service stated that the Iranian side "has taken appropriate measures to ensure diplomatic security in front of the new embassy building."

At the moment, work is underway to establish a consular service in the new building of the diplomatic mission. The consulate is expected to resume operations soon.

We remind you that on January 27, 2023, as a result of an armed attack on the country's embassy in Tehran, the head of the security service of the diplomatic mission was killed and two of his colleagues were injured .

Azerbaijani President Ilhom Aliyev condemned the armed attack, calling it a terrorist attack and demanded an immediate investigation and punishment of the perpetrators. Two days later, the employees of the country's embassy in Tehran and their family members were evacuated to Baku. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan announced that the diplomatic activity of the embassy has been completely suspended. The person who committed the attack was caught and sentenced to death.