Azerbaijan Sends Protest Note to Tehran Over 'Illegal' Passage of Iranian Trucks to Artsakh

The Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan has been summoned by the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baku. During the meeting, the ambassador was presented with facts regarding the 'illegal' (quotes included by the source) passage of trucks belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran into Nagorno-Karabakh, as reported by haqqin.az.

"The note expresses a protest regarding the recent continuous entry and exit of various types of vehicles belonging to the Islamic Republic of Iran into and from the 'Azerbaijani Karabakh region' (quotes included by the source) without the official permission of Baku. Previously, the protest had been verbally communicated to the Iranian side, and the issue was raised during the meeting with the Iranian ambassador," the statement said.

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed hope that the new Iranian administration would take practical steps to prevent such actions.