Azerbaijan to open embassy in Seoul

Azerbaijan Ambassador to Seoul Rovshan Jamshidov and two other diplomats have been working in a Seoul hotel since their arrival here last Monday. They are now looking for an embassy office.

The move follows an agreement between President Roh Moo-hyun and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev in May 2006. South Korea set up a diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan in March last year.

The ministry said that the Azerbaijani diplomats hope to open a formal embassy office in Seoul early next month.

Azerbaijan had originally sought to open a diplomatic mission last year, but the plan was delayed until this year. The Korea Times