35 citizens of the Russian Federation have been allowed to cross to the Azerbaijani side from the Astara Border Customs checkpoint, APA reports.
Russian citizen Alexander Davydov said that they were in Iran on business:
"We didn't see anything on the Iranian side. We crossed the border. Azerbaijan welcomed us well. They gave us hot tea and sweets. We thank you for that."
Currently, the evacuation process is ongoing at the Astara Border checkpoint.