On January 27, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov called the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov in connection with the terrorist attack against the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

APA reports that this was reported by the Press Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.

Sergey Lavrov strongly condemned the armed attack on our embassy in Iran and expressed his condolences to the family of the murdered employee of the embassy, ​​the leadership and people of Azerbaijan.

He said that it is necessary to bring the criminal to justice in a short period of time.

Jeyhun Bayramov thanked his colleague for his call and condolences.

The traitorous terrorist attack was condemned by the minister.

It has been pointed out that the perpetrators of the mentioned terrorist act, as well as the orderers of this bloody deed, should be identified as soon as possible and punished in the most severe manner.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov.

APA reports that the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released information about this.

It was reported that the minister expressed his condolences to his Azerbaijani colleague regarding the murder of an employee of the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran.

Sergey Lavrov noted that this unacceptable act was reflected in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia said that his country is ready to provide any assistance that the Azerbaijani side considers appropriate.