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Seyyed Abbas Mousavi, Ambassador of Iran to Baku, will continue his work until the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Tehran resumes its activities.

According to Azernews, an Iranian diplomatic source reported this in response to local media.

“The mission of ambassador Seyyed Abbas Mousavi ended at the end of last summer, but he was ordered to continue his work until relations are normalized and the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Tehran resumes its activities,” the statement said.

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Iran's ambassador to Baku Abbas Mousavi will be replaced by a new envoy, Azernews informs, citing foreign media as reported by Iran's Foreign Ministry.

Thus, according to Iran's Foreign Ministry, ambassador to Baku Abbas Mousavi will be replaced by a new envoy. The foreign Ministry announced on Friday, after hardline media called for his resignation over a photo that showed an Azerbaijani reporter interviewing him at the Islamic Republic's embassy without hijab.

Iran's ambassador to Baku Abbas Mousavi will be replaced by a new envoy, Iran's Foreign Ministry announced on Friday, after hardline media called for his resignation over a photo that showed an Azerbaijani reporter interviewing him at the Islamic Republic's embassy without hijab. pic.twitter.com/RcbPubA4y7

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Note that Abbas Mousavi is an Iranian career diplomat. He was spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran from 2019 to 2020. In August 2020, he was appointed as an ambassador of Iran to Azerbaijan.

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