Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry repeatedly urged citizens of country to refrain from travelling to Iran

Baku/03.06.23/Turan: Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry urged the citizens of the country to refrain from travelling to Iran due to the limited diplomatic representation in Iran after the terrorist attack on the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran in January this year. 

Azerbaijani citizens who are already in Iran, or who nevertheless decide to travel there, are urged to take the utmost precaution and security measures.

In case of necessity they can address consular and other issues to the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Tabriz.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' statement provides the contact details of the Consulate General.

TEL: (+98413) 333 48 03

FAKS: (+98413) 331 53 80

E-MAIL: tabriz@mission.mfa.gov.az

WEBSITE: tabriz.mfa.gov.az   

*The warning comes amid Iranian Foreign Ministry's spying charges against Azerbaijani citizen Farid Safarli, who disappeared in the country in March this year.

The young man went to Iran on February 20 to see his girlfriend. He has been out of contact since March 4. For nearly three months, Iranian authorities refused to provide information about the fate of the Azerbaijani citizen to his family and Azerbaijani officials.

** On January 27, with full connivance of Iranian law enforcement and intelligence agencies, an armed man attacked the Azerbaijani Embassy, killing one guard and wounding another. Heavy casualties were avoided thanks to the courage and bravery of a third visitor's guard, who managed to drive the armed terrorist out of the building in hand-to-hand combat.

After the attack on the Embassy on January 31 the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry called on its citizens to refrain from travelling to Iran. -06В-