Bayramov: There have never been any incidents with diplomatic missions of other countries in Azerbaijan

No incidents have ever occurred in Azerbaijan with diplomatic missions of other countries throughout history, after achieving independence, while Azerbaijani embassies abroad have been attacked, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said at a press conference dedicated to the results of the year, Report informs.

“For example, over the past years in Lebanon there have been aggressive attempts by representatives of the Armenian diaspora who tried to attack our embassy. This is not a one-time occurrence. However, with the exception of one case, all these attempts were quite professionally suppressed. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same regarding all the diplomatic missions in different countries,” he noted.

The foreign minister reminded that at that time about 1,000 people, armed with various objects, wanted to carry out an attack on the embassy: “The embassy employees didn’t receive any physical injuries, but the embassy was damaged. We worked closely with representatives of Lebanese law enforcement agencies and identified all the instigators.”

“With all this being said, I want there to be a correct understanding. No country can 100% guarantee the integrity of its mission on the territory of another country if that host country will not or does not fulfill the functions assigned to it and the guarantees that it gave to another country when opening an embassy on the basis of the Vienna Convention. And this, naturally, is an important component of our work, when we convey and remind about the principles of reciprocity so that these countries themselves also take this very seriously,” the foreign minister added.