Iran laments Azerbaijan’s decision to bar official’s entry

TEHRAN, May 31 (MNA) - The Iranian embassy in Baku expressed regret at Azerbaijan’s decision to ban an Iranian official from entering the country. “We report with great regret that the head of the culture department of Iran’s Supreme Leadership… was rejected from entering Azerbaijan on Monday,” the embassy said in a statement on Tuesday, Reuters reported. “It was done in an undiplomatic way,” he added. The embassy said that the official was turned back at Baku International Airport.