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The state media
in Iran announced that the Government of Iran has expelled four Azerbaijani
diplomats in response to the expulsion of Iranian embassy staff in April by the authorities in
Azerbaijan.
According to
the statement, four diplomats of were declared as “Personae Non Gratae” the term
which is used in diplomacy for the repulsion of diplomats by the host
country.
The same
statement was issued by Azerbaijan last month declaring four diplomats as non-granted who were working
in Iranian embassy based in Azerbaijan. They were given 4 hours to leave the
territory.
Azerbaijani authorities accused the expelled staff that they involved in
activities incompatible with diplomatic status and norms.
These developments
are followed by the tensions which raised in January this year where a gunmen entered
in Baku’s Embassy in Tehran and left killing a diplomat and wounding a security
guard.
The tensions
also witnessed Iranian military exercises along its border with Azerbaijan in recent months. On the
other hand, Authorities in Azerbaijan arrested six Iran-funded agents accused of
coup-plot.
Political background
of the tensions could be traced back to the Baku’s decision to open embassy in Israel
that angered Tehran.
Since then,
Iran is accusing that Baku is harboring Israeli intelligence and military
elements that could be used against Iran.
(Courtesy:
Dawn/The News International/Iran International)
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