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Instructions have been issued for the evacuation of staff from Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran as well as the Consulate General in Tabriz.

Axar.az reports that Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said this during a joint press conference in Baku with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Moldova Mihai Popsoi.

According to the minister, a decision has been made to fully withdraw the diplomatic staff from Iran based on an instruction by President Ilham Aliyev.

“This applies to both the embassy in Tehran and the Consulate General in Tabriz. Work in this direction is currently underway and the relevant instructions have been issued. Orders have been given for the evacuation of personnel from both the embassy in Tehran and the Consulate General in Tabriz, and these instructions are now being implemented. Against the backdrop of the current developments, we cannot put the lives of our people at risk. The situation will be closely monitored. We will also wait for the results of the investigation conducted by the Iranian side regarding the drone attacks, and depending on its outcome, further steps and decisions will be taken,” Bayramov said.