Iranian official agency IRNA reported, “Four diplomats of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran and Tabriz were deemed persona non grata and were deported last month.” statements were included.
It was stated that the said step was taken in response to the declaration of 4 Iranian diplomats as “persons unwanted” in Azerbaijan.
After the armed attack on the Tehran Embassy on January 27, Azerbaijan withdrew its personnel from this country on January 29, and on April 6, declared 4 Iranian diplomats at the Baku Embassy of Iran “persona non grata” and asked them to leave the country.