In a statement on Saturday evening, Esmaeil Baqaei strongly condemned the attack by armed terrorist elements on Iran’s consulate in Aleppo.
He emphasized that any violation of diplomatic premises by any individual, group, or government is unacceptable according to the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
The spokesman noted that Iran will seriously pursue the issue through legal and international channels.
He also confirmed that Iran’s consul general and all members of the Iranian consulate in Aleppo are safe and unharmed.