BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 18. Iran has not
closed any foreign embassies in Tehran, Iranian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs said, Trend reports.
"Sometimes, with a single word or the way an event is described,
one can give a different direction to an incident. There has been
no shutdown. Due to internet outages, it is natural that many
embassies and consulates would face difficulties. From the very
first day, as you may recall, this issue was raised at the meeting
of the honorable minister with ambassadors, and we sought to
provide the necessary facilitation. This situation created certain
problems for embassies, and also, due to the tensions and pressures
imposed on the country, concerns emerged. Some diplomatic missions
temporarily removed some of their personnel from Iran. The figures
and names mentioned in this regard are highly exaggerated.
However, what we can state with confidence is that no embassy
has been closed. Embassies continue their activities in Tehran as
usual. Naturally, when an embassy temporarily does not have access
to some of its personnel, disruptions may occur in the provision of
its services.
We hope that, given the trend we are witnessing, those embassies
that decided to relocate some of their diplomatic staff or
temporarily have them leave Tehran will return, and the normal
course of embassy activities will continue," the statement
said.
