First court hearing over terrorist attack on Azerbaijani embassy in Iran to take place Jan.27

The first court hearing in the case of a terrorist attack at the Azerbaijani embassy in Iran will take place today, January 27, on the first anniversary of the attack on the diplomatic mission, Report informs, citing a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the first anniversary of the terror attack against the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

"In order to overcome the situation between Azerbaijan and Iran emerged in connection with the terror attack, to punish those involved in the preparation and execution of the aforementioned terror act in the harshest way, and to provide a full guarantee of the Embassy’s security, regular contacts between officials and relevant bodies of the two countries have been continued, expectations of Azerbaijan have been communicated over the past year. The Iranian side has regularly updated Azerbaijan regarding the actions taken during the investigation, and following a protracted investigation, the first court hearing of the terrorist was set for 27 January 2024.

"As we commemorate the first anniversary of the terror attack against the Embassy, we offer our sincere condolences to the relatives of our Martyr, once again strongly condemn this attack, and expect that Iran will immediately take result-oriented steps to prevent such kind of actions from happening in future," MFA said.