The Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States strongly condemns the violent armed attack on the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Islamic Republic of Iran on 27 January 2023, as a result of which the head of the Embassy’s security service was killed, and two security guards were injured.

We call for the Iranian authorities to conduct thorough investigation concerning this violent attack and to bring the perpetrators into justice.

We express our heartfelt condolences to the family of the officer who lost his life today and wish urgent recovery for those injured.