Iran denies desecration of Azeri flag during protests
The Iranian ambassador in Baku has dismissed circulating reports
about the burning of the Azerbaijani flag during recent protests
outside Azerbaijan’s general consulate in Tabriz.
Mahammad Bagir Bahrami told the press that the Iranian side had video-taped the developments and therefore has proof to support this conclusion. "There is no footage showing burning the Azerbaijani flag."
The ambassador said that when he asked local executive officials about the flag incident in Tabriz, they were surprised and called this "a lie".
Media reports about the flag incident in Iran have sparked angry protests in Baku. Scores of protesters picketed the Iranian embassy on Monday to condemn last week’s protests in the neighboring country, which, besides Tabriz, a city densely populated by Azerbaijanis, were also staged in front of Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran. The pickets also denounced Tehran’s failure to honor the rights of Iran’s large Azerbaijani community and its cooperation with Armenia, Azerbaijan’s long-time foe.*
Mahammad Bagir Bahrami told the press that the Iranian side had video-taped the developments and therefore has proof to support this conclusion. "There is no footage showing burning the Azerbaijani flag."
The ambassador said that when he asked local executive officials about the flag incident in Tabriz, they were surprised and called this "a lie".
Media reports about the flag incident in Iran have sparked angry protests in Baku. Scores of protesters picketed the Iranian embassy on Monday to condemn last week’s protests in the neighboring country, which, besides Tabriz, a city densely populated by Azerbaijanis, were also staged in front of Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran. The pickets also denounced Tehran’s failure to honor the rights of Iran’s large Azerbaijani community and its cooperation with Armenia, Azerbaijan’s long-time foe.*
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