(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Qabil Ashirov read more Mixing diplomacy with a game of ping-pong is the most widespread
tradition in the Iranian experience. When the views of the regime
conflict with any state, blackmail, attacks or murders are
immediately launched against diplomatic persons.
For exmple, Russian diplomats were killed, the employees of the
US embassy were taken hostage, Pakistani and Saudi Embassy were
attacked and arsoned. Of course, every time Iran tries to elude the
situation by putting blame on furious protestor(s), but there is no
doubt that all this is organized within the government in
Tehran.
Recently, the Azerbaijani embassy was subjected to such attacks.
Remaining true to its tradition, Iran did not take responsibility
and related the attack to family issues. As if, the attacker
suspected that his wife was hiding in the embassy. However, the
Iranian officials avoided commenting on why they had not intervened
in time and neutralize the terrorist.
Following the attack, Azerbaijan closed its embassy in Tehran,
but Iran has been using all opportunities to restore relations with
Azerbaijan. Despite all propaganda of Iran to diminish Azerbaijan's
growing influence and power in the region, Iran's hard work on
restoring relations confirms that Azerbaijan is an irreplaceable
partner not only for the region but also for Iran. Being aware of
its power, Azerbaijan makes a precondition to prosecute the
attacker and to ensure not to repeat the same situation. Iran holds
out not to swallow its words. The statements of both countries'
foreign ministries cause expectations of restoring
relationships.
In a comment on the issue for Azernews, the political analyst
Zardusht Alizade noted that Azerbaijan expressed its demands both
orally and written. If Iran is interested in Azerbaijan opening its
embassy and regulating political relations between the two
countries, it should fulfill Azerbaijan's demands.
“Those who committed the crime should be prosecuted. Iran should
apologize to Azerbaijan at the highest level and clearly state that
such incidents will not be allowed again. Otherwise, if Iran does
not want to do it, Azerbaijan will continue on its way. We have
lived without an embassy in Tehran, and we can live without it.
That is the choice of Iran. If Iran's international position allows
it not to have relations with its northern neighbor at the highest
dilomatic level, that is its own business. Surely, Azerbaijan will
not fall at Iran's feet and beg it. Azerbaijan has just made its
claims and is waiting for these claims to be fulfilled,” Alizade
emphasized.
As is known, the Saudi embassy in Tehran was subjected to the
attack and reopened several times. Responding to the question of
whether the Azerbaijani embassy could have the same fate, Alizade
told that if Iran does not fulfill its obligations as a state, and
if it happens again, Azerbaijan will take actions accepted in
practice in international diplomacy.
“In other words, it will express its protest, maybe it will
close the embassy again. There is nothing else to do. It is
impossible for Azerbaijan to attack Iran and occupy Tehran, capture
and hang mullahs. For example, Iran attacked the embassies of the
USA, Saudi Arabia, and so on. The American embassy was closed, but
never opened again. As for the Saudi embassy, it was closed and
later reopened after China's initiative. If Iranians attack the
Saudi embassy, they will close it again. All such cases damage
Iran's reputation. Internationally, it creates an image that Iran
does not fulfill its obligations. Nevertheless, experience shows
that some countries still establish relations with this
irresponsible state with a population of more than 80 million."
Because according to the political analyst, everything can be
expected from the mullah's regime.
"It is important to be as careful as possible while being as
close as possible to Iran," the political analyst added.
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