4 Iranian diplomats declared ‘persona non grata’ in Azerbaijan

4 Iranian diplomats declared ‘persona non grata’ in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry declared 4 workers working for Iran’s Embassy in Baku “persona non grata” and advised them to go away the nation inside the subsequent 48 hours over alleged provocations, the ministry stated Thursday.

An announcement issued by the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry learn that Iran’s Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ​​Ambassador Seyed Abbas Mousavi was summoned to the ministry on April 6.

“During the meeting, strong dissatisfaction was expressed to the Iranian Ambassador because of the recent provocative actions demonstrated by his country in relation to Azerbaijan,” the assertion learn.

The assertion additional famous that 4 workers of the Iranian Embassy in Baku had been declared “persona non grata” due to their actions that had been “incompatible with diplomatic status.”

Tensions between the 2 international locations have escalated as Azerbaijan not too long ago introduced that the preliminary outcomes of a probe into the current armed assault on Azerbaijan’s Embassy in Iran level to attainable Iranian involvement.

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