(MENAFN- AzerNews) Azerbaijani and Iranian Foreign Ministers Jeyhun Bayramov and
Hussein Amir Abdollahian respectively discussed on the phone the
attack on the Baku embassy in Tehran, the Foreign Ministry
reports.
Jeyhun Bayramov harshly condemned the terrorist attack on the
Azerbaijani embassy in Iran that left an embassy staff member
killed and two others wounded.
The Azerbaijani minister again brought to the attention of the
counterpart that, based on the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic
Relations, Iran is responsible for protecting the embassy building
from all types of attacks and ensuring the safety of its
employees.
He demanded that the competent authorities of Iran bring to
justice the perpetrator of the terrorist act as soon as possible,
conduct a thorough investigation into the incident, and identify
and punish others involved in plotting and committing the
crime.
Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian expressed condolences
to the family of the deceased, the leadership, and the people of
Azerbaijan. He noted that the relevant authorities of Iran
immediately responded to the incident, and the case is currently
being investigated by the relevant law-enforcement agencies, and
the security of the Azerbaijani embassy and its employees has been
raised to the highest level.
He said that a criminal case was launched against the suspect
for carrying weapons and killing a diplomat and that he would be
severely punished. He noted that the activities of the Iranian
diplomatic police, which is in charge of the area where the embassy
is located, are currently being investigated.
The Iranian minister expressed the hope that the relations
between the two countries would not worsen further because of this
incident.
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