Azerbaijan reassigns ambassador from Turkiye to Uzbekistan

Rashad Eynaddin oglu Mammadov has been recalled from his post as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Turkiye.

President Ilham Aliyev has signed a decree to this effect, Operativ Media reports.

Under a separate decree issued by the head of state, Mammadov was appointed Azerbaijan's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Uzbekistan.

Mammadov had served as ambassador to Turkiye since July 26, 2021.