Azerbaijan urges Iran to fair probe into embassy attack

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov held a number of meetings with foreign officials on the fringes of the Summit of the NAM Contact Group in Response to Covid-19 underway in Baku on March 2. At a meeting with Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari in Baku, the Azerbaijani foreign minister discussed the agenda of the NAM Summit, as well as issues arising from the treacherous terrorist attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran on January 27, 2023.

At the meeting, Jeyhun Bayramov emphasized the importance of identifying perpetrators, organizers, and those who are behind the fatal attack and punishing them accordingly.

Underscoring the importance of fulfilling the obligations arising from the "Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations", the official pointed out that it is the responsibility of the host country to ensure the protection of the buildings of diplomatic missions and their employees from all kinds of attacks.

The minister stressed that the details of the terrorist attack and the video recording are being studied by Azerbaijan, and the investigation in this direction is underway. He also underlined the necessity for Iran to answer a number of Azerbaijan’s questions related to terrorism.

Similarly, the terror attack on the embassy was also discussed during the 273rd meeting of the Council of Permanent Representatives (CPR), held within the framework of Azerbaijan's chairmanship of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).

The event occurred in a hybrid format with the participation of Ali Alizada, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Iran; Khusrov Noziri, Secretary General of the OIC, and heads of the diplomatic missions of the OIC member states in Tehran.

“It was brought to the attention of the representatives of the member states that the organizers and perpetrators of the terror act should be quickly identified and brought to justice, as well as the need for the host country, the Islamic Republic of Iran, to fulfill its obligations arising from the `Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations’, and to ensure the protection and security of diplomatic missions. In this regard, emphasizing that Iran also hosts the OIC headquarters, the importance of ensuring the diplomatic immunities of the OIC Secretariat and OIC member states was highlighted,” the ministry said.