Group of Russian scientists evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan

Fourteen Russian scientists have been evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan, according to the press service of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, Report informs via Interfax.

"A group of 14 Russian international relations scientists who took part in the Russian-Iranian conference dedicated to BRICS have been safely evacuated from the Iranian-Israeli conflict zone," the report says.

‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌The delegation included employees of organizations subordinate to the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, in particular, Deputy Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vasily Kuznetsov and Junior Researcher at the IMEMO RAS Evdokia Dobreva.

"After the start of hostilities, the scientists were taken to the territory of the Russian embassy, ​​from where they left for Azerbaijan today," the ministry said.