The targeting of civilian infrastructure in Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic by unmanned aerial vehicles, reportedly launched from Iranian territory on March 5, has caused serious international reactions.
Specifically, one of the drones reportedly flying from Iranian territory damaged the building of Nakhchivan International Airport, while another fell and exploded near the full secondary school in Shakarabad village of Babek district. As a result of the incident, 4 civilians were injured.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan issued a statement regarding the incident, demanding that the Islamic Republic of Iran clarify the matter, provide an explanation, and take necessary measures to prevent such incidents from recurring in the future.
The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, for its part, stated that it strongly condemns the attacks carried out by Iranian armed forces against civilian infrastructure in our country's territory without military necessity. The Ministry's statement noted that Iran bears responsibility for the incident, and such attacks will not go unanswered.
Following the incident, a number of countries and international actors condemned the attack and expressed their support for Azerbaijan's territorial integrity and security.
Modern.az presents a list of countries that condemned Iran's drone attack against Azerbaijan:
- Turkey
- France
- Kazakhstan
- Ukraine
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Israel
- United Kingdom
- Saudi Arabia
- Latvia
- Georgia
- Moldova
- Qatar
- Estonia
- Syria
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Lithuania
- Montenegro
- Italy
- Spain
- Egypt
For information, the Azerbaijani side submitted an official note of protest to Iran regarding the attack and assessed the events as a violation of the norms and principles of international law. Tehran, in turn, officially denied its involvement in the attack.
