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Iran confirms arrest of Azerbaijani poets

22 June 2012 09:25 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Victoria Dementieva â€“ APA. Iran answered the note of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs due to the arrest of Azerbaijani citizens Farid Huseyn and Shahriyar Hajizadeh. Spokesperson for the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Elman Abdullayev told APA that in its note, Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that Huseyn and Hajizadeh were arrested for â€œthe attempt to commit a crimeâ€: â€œIn its turn, Azerbaijanâ€™s Consulate General in Tabriz sent a note and demanded to clarify the reason of delaying information about the arrest of Azerbaijani citizens, the place of their arrest detention. The consulate also asked for creating conditions for meeting with Huseyn and Hajizadehâ€.

Abdullayev noted that obtaining information about Azerbaijani citizens and their security is priority mission of Azerbaijanâ€™s diplomatic missions abroad: â€œThatâ€™s why our diplomats must meet with our citizens, became familiar with their state, confinement conditions and obtain detailed information about the arrestâ€.

According to recent reports, Azerbaijani citizens Farid Huseyn and Shahriyar Hajizadeh were detained by civilians in Tabriz on May 2, 2012. Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry sent a note to Iran for clarifying the situation, but couldnâ€™t obtain an answer for a long time.