Abdullayev noted that Azerbaijan’s Consulate General in Tabriz continues talks with the Iranian side to clarify the situation.
Remind that Khalida Khalid and Shamkhal Huseynov were detained in Tabriz on April 30. Following Azerbaijan’s two notes, Iranian Foreign Ministry said that they had been arrested for illegal activity.
On May 22, Iran’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mohsen Pak Ayeen told APA TV that both persons had been released and handed over to Azerbaijan’s Consulate General in Tabriz. Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry refuted this information.