The Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, confirms that the armed operation against the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran was carried out for personal motives, and believes that the attack should not harm the relations between the two countries.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian (archive)
The Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, confirmed that the armed operation against the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran was carried out for personal motives.
He said during a press conference that the embassy attack should not harm the good relations between Tehran and Baku.
He pointed out that since the incident occurred, President Ibrahim Raisi directed that it be followed up legally and judicially, and that all those responsible for it be held accountable.
And it was Abdullahian called For security cooperation with Azerbaijan in the case of the attack on its embassy in Tehran.
On the other hand, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister welcomed the proposal for cooperation and coordination between the security authorities in both countries to uncover the circumstances of the attack.
However, despite the Iranian authorities’ assertion that the attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran came with “personal motives”, the Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliyev, considered the incident a “terrorist operation”.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry confirmed that it would quickly evacuate its embassy staff in Tehran.
And the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced, on Friday, that one person was killed and two others were injured, after A gunman fired at a guard post outside the embassy Azerbaijani in Tehran.
“On January 27, 2023, at 8:30 am Baku time, an armed attack took place on the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Republic of Iran,” the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
For its part, the Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the armed attack at the entrance to the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Tehran, and Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said, “The police immediately arrested the attacker and began investigations with him.”
He explained, “With special guidance from the political and security authorities in the country, the file is followed up with priority to reveal the motives of the attacker.”
In turn, Tehran Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi announced the arrest of the perpetrator of the attack on the Azerbaijani embassy.
He added that “the assailant of the Azerbaijani embassy entered the embassy with his two children, where he admitted that his motives were personal and family issues.”
It is noteworthy that Iran and Azerbaijan share geographical borders, and a large number of citizens of the Azerbaijani community live in Iran.
early this month, The head of the Iranian Shura Council saidMuhammad Bagher Qalibaf, that he held bilateral and tripartite meetings with the Speakers of Parliament of Azerbaijan and Turkey.
He continued, “There has been a misunderstanding recently with the Republic of Azerbaijan, and it has been resolved, and it was decided that I would visit Baku for the continuation of these meetings.”
Some sources indicate that the misunderstanding is related to the “Zangzor Corridor” and Azerbaijan’s intention to revive the project.
The “Zangzor Corridor” is a piece of Armenian land 43 km wide that extends to the Iranian border and forms the link between Armenia and Iran. On the other hand, however, it cuts communication between Azerbaijan and the autonomous province of Nakhchivan, which is located on the border with Turkey.
What Azerbaijan is seeking is a logistical corridor that includes highways and railways through the “Zangzor” region in order to link Azerbaijan with its lands located in the Nakhchivan region, and then Turkey, and according to its path it will be adjacent to the Iranian-Armenian borders.