The evacuation of Azerbaijani citizens and foreigners from the territory of Iran continues on the basis of appeals received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani Embassy in the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as the Consulate General in Tabriz, due to the conflict between Israel and Iran.
Report informs that this was stated by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, Aykhan Hajizada.
Hajizada noted that measures are being taken to obtain appropriate permissions for the land border crossing of citizens of Azerbaijan, as well as citizens of other countries who wish to leave Iran.
"According to information available today, more than 600 Azerbaijani citizens have applied for border crossing, and 180 of them have already entered the territory of Azerbaijan. Appeals received from 77 countries are being considered in accordance with the relevant procedures, and conditions are being created for the passage of citizens of those countries.
The foreign ministers of Russia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, as well as many other countries at various levels have expressed their deep gratitude to Azerbaijan for the support," the Foreign Ministry official emphasized.