UK appoints new ambassador to Baku
United Kingdom appointed Irfan Siddiq as a new ambassador to Azerbaijan, the British Embassy told Trend on July 9.
Siddiq, who will replace the ambassador Peter Bateman, will take up his appointment in August 2013.
Siddiq joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the UK in 1998 and has a wide range of overseas experience in India, Egypt, the United States, Syria and Iraq.
The newly appointed ambassador said that he is delighted to be appointed British Ambassador to Azerbaijan
"Azerbaijan is a fascinating country. It has a rich cultural heritage, a dynamic economy and is of major strategic importance. I'm looking forward to living and working in Azerbaijan, getting to know Azerbaijan and its people and further developing UK-Azerbaijan relations to best promote UK interests and values," Siddiq said.