TEHRAN, Oct 8 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry, yesterday, summoned Denmark’s ambassador to Iran, to protest against an attack on Iran’s embassy in Copenhagen, by an assailant holding a “cold weapon.”
During the meeting, the ministry stressed that, according to the Vienna Convention, the host government’s responsibility is clear, with regard to the security of other countries’ diplomats in its country, and the Danish government is seriously expected to remain committed to its international commitments, regarding the safety of other diplomatic missions on its soil.
For his part, the Danish ambassador said that, he will immediately report the situation to Copenhagen, and emphasised the security measures will be strengthened, according to the Iranian ministry’s official website.
Also yesterday, Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, slammed the failure to ensure the security of Iran’s Embassy and ambassador in Copenhagen.
In a phone call with Afsaneh Nadipour, the Iranian ambassador to Copenhagen, Amir-Abdollahian said, such an attack against a female ambassador with diplomatic immunity, in a European country was “regrettable.”
According to Nadipour, the assailant, carrying a cold weapon, broke into the embassy’s premises yesterday and threatened the employees, and caused damage to the vehicles in the parking lot of the embassy.
Danish police said, it had arrested the 32-year-old man for the attack, adding, the suspect will have a court hearing in Copenhagen today.– NNN-IRNA
