Tehran Proposes Joint Investigation with Baku into Embassy Armed Incident

The armed incident that occurred at Azerbaijan's embassy in Tehran has been discussed via phone by the foreign ministers of the two countries. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian condemned the attack on the embassy during his conversation with Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, simultaneously pointing out the abuses of the incident by the enemies of the two countries.

Amir-Abdollahian emphasized that Baku and Tehran should not allow this incident to negatively affect bilateral relations. “To clarify various aspects of what happened, Amir-Abdollahian suggested that the security agencies of both countries investigate the matter in close cooperation,” stated an official report from the Iranian side.