Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran relocates to new address Statement by MFA spox

Aykhan Hajizada, the spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, addressed inquiries from local media regarding the potential resumption of Azerbaijani embassy operations in Tehran, as per Caliber.Az.

"Following the terrorist attack against our Embassy in January of last year, one of the main directions of the negotiations with the Iranian side was around the issue of full security assurances of the Embassy.

During the last few months, the expectations of our country were conveyed to the opposite side within the framework of contacts and negotiations between the officials and relevant institutions of the two countries, and proper work was carried out with the Iranian side to relocate our Embassy to a new venue that is safer and meets all the requirements necessary for the Embassy.

As a result of carried out work, the new location of the Embassy has already been determined. Currently, appropriate measures are being taken to create the necessary conditions for the Embassy in the said venue and building. After the mentioned works are completed, it is planned to restore the activity of the Embassy in the new venue," the statement reads.

It should be recalled that on January 27, 2023, at around 08:30 in the morning Baku time, there was an armed attack on the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The assailant destroyed the security post with a Kalashnikov automatic weapon and killed the head of the security service, Orkhan Askerov.

Two employees of the embassy's security service - Vasif Taghiyev and Mahir Imanov - were injured while preventing the attack.

Orkhan Asgarov was buried in Second Martyrs Alley. On February 3, 2023, by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Asgarov Orkhan Rizvan oglu (posthumously) was awarded the "For the Fatherland" medal.

Taghiyev Vasif Natig oglu was awarded with the 1st class "Rashadat" order, and Imanov Mahir Kamil oglu was awarded with the "For the Fatherland" medal.

Yasin Huseynzade, who committed the terrorist act, was detained.

After the incident, the activities of the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran were suspended. Employees of the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Iran were evacuated from Tehran to Baku on January 29, 2023. A total of 53 people, consisting of embassy employees and their family members, returned to their homeland.

On February 5, 2024, the perpetrator of the attack was sentenced to death, according to reports by the Iranian Justice Ministry.