Official Baku refuted Iran's accusations

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan issued an official statement categorically refuting the claims made by the spokesperson of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Esmail Baghaei, about alleged mistreatment of prisoners of Iranian origin in Azerbaijan.

The statement emphasizes that in accordance with the provisions of the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, all information about detained and arrested citizens of the Islamic Republic was officially provided to the Iranian side.

"In the penitentiary institutions of the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan, the rights, legitimate interests, and personal safety of convicted and arrested persons who are citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran are protected. They are provided with necessary material and living conditions," the statement says.