BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 5. I was informed this
morning that the deputy foreign minister of Iran called Baku and
asked Azerbaijan for help in evacuating the employees of the
Iranian embassy who were stranded in Lebanon, said President Ilham
Aliyev during the meeting of the Security Council, Trend reports.
"I was informed about that. I immediately gave the order to
provide assistance and to send a plane. They even said that they
were ready to pay for that. I said that it is not necessary—if we
do not provide assistance now in such a difficult time, then when
should we provide assistance? In return for all this, to strike
Nakhchivan in an ugly, cowardly, and shameless manner? This stain
will never be erased from their ugly and unsightly face. Therefore,
all necessary measures will be taken through diplomatic channels.
Our Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense, the State Border
Service, and all other special forces have been brought to
level-one mobilization and must be ready to conduct any operation.
This is all for now," the head of state emphasized.
