Investigation into attack on Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran nearing completion – FM

BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 9. The
investigation into the attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran is
nearing completion, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov
said at the press availability, Trend reports.

“We expect that the perpetrators will be punished in
the most serious way,” he said.

The minister noted that after the security of
Azerbaijani embassy is fully ensured, it will be possible to plan
the resumption of the activities of the diplomatic mission.

Meanwhile, the terrorist attack was carried out on the
Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Islamic Republic of
Iran on January 27, 2023, at about 8:30 (GMT+4). The attacker
opened fire from a machine gun at the diplomatic mission security
post, the head of the security service was killed, two embassy
employees were wounded.