Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran reopens after long closure VIDEO

The Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran has resumed its activity after a year and a half of closure.

“With the resumption of the activities of our Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran at a new address returned to  Tehran today to continue our service,” Caliber.Az quotes Azerbaijani Ambassador to Iran Ali Alizada as saying on his X page.

“I believe through our joint efforts we will further strengthen Azerbaijan-Iran relations based on mutual respect, friendship and good neighbourliness and further expand our cooperation,” Alizada said.

With the resumption of the activities of our #Embassy @AzEmbIran at a new address returned to #Tehran today to continue our service.

I believe through our joint efforts we will further strengthen #Azerbaijan-#Iran relations based on mutual respect, friendship and good… pic.twitter.com/MDh5lxg9UH

— Ali Alizada 🇦🇿 (@Ali_F_Alizada) July 15, 2024

The embassy is located in Tehran's Darrus neighbourhood, at the intersection of Shahrizad Avenue, Yarmohammadi Street, Saghi dead end and Firuzkuh Street, in house number 8.

The re-establishment of the Embassy will contribute to the further development of Azerbaijani-Iranian relations based on mutual respect, fulfilment of agreements reached between the two countries and issues to be resolved.

The embassy of Azerbaijan in Tehran was attacked on 27 January 2023, at around 08:00 a.m. local time. The perpetrator passed by the guard post with a Kalashnikov rifle and opened fire inside the embassy, while its staff tried to neutralize him. The head of the embassy's security service, Orkhan Asgarov, was killed in the attack, while two guards were injured. Shortly after, a suspect was detained by Iranian police.

The State Security Service of Azerbaijan opened a criminal investigation of the attack. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev strongly condemned the attack. The Azerbaijani side regarded the incident as a "terrorist act". The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan announced the evacuation of the embassy personnel in Tehran. On 29 January Azerbaijan evacuated most of the embassy staff from Tehran and suspended the embassy's operation.