Azerbaijan's ambassador to Italy has been recalled from his post.

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

Rashad Fakhraddin oglu Aslanov was recalled from his positions as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Italy, Malta, and San Marino, as well as Permanent Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).

Under a separate presidential decree, Rashad Aslanov was appointed Azerbaijan's ambassador to Turkey.