BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 5. The Ministry of
Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan is preparing the necessary
response measures and these attacks will not go unanswered, the
statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan
says, Trend
reports.


"On March 5, the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
carried out attacks on the Nakhchivan International Airport and
other civilian infrastructure of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
of the Republic of Azerbaijan with unmanned aerial vehicles from
Iranian territory.


The technical parameters of the unmanned aerial vehicles and the
details of these attacks are being investigated.


The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan strongly
condemns the attacks on civilian infrastructure by the armed forces
of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the territory of our country,
despite the absence of any military necessity.


The Islamic Republic of Iran bears full responsibility for the
incident.


The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan is
preparing the necessary response measures to protect the
territorial integrity and sovereignty of our country, ensure the
safety of civilians and civilian infrastructure, and these attacks
will not go unanswered," the statement reads.







On March 5, a drone attack took place at Nakhchivan
International Airport.


A drone flying from Iranian territory crashed into the airport
building and exploded near the secondary school in Shakarabad
village, Babek region.


Two civilians were injured as a result of the incident.


The Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement
regarding the incident, demanding that the Islamic Republic of Iran
clarify the issue in a short period of time, provide an
explanation, and take the necessary urgent measures to prevent such
incidents from recurring in the future.


The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic
Republic of Iran to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mojtaba
Demirchilou, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A
strong protest was expressed to the Iranian side.