00:00Evacuations from Iran are continuing, with hundreds crossing into Azerbaijan each day.
00:06We are here at the Astara border checkpoint in the southeastern Azerbaijani city of Astara,
00:12which has become one of the key crossing points for people leaving Iran amid rising tensions.
00:19Authorities are checking documents and processing evacuees here.
00:23Those arriving include nationals from all around the world, seeking safer roads out of Iran during the ongoing crisis.
00:32According to the recent reports, the number of people evacuated from Iran to Azerbaijan exceeded 700,
00:39while some countries formally requested and coordinated with Baku on border crossing permits for its citizens.
00:48The situation is fluid. It is moving very fast. It is difficult to predict exactly.
00:54But for the safety of family and for the safety of our citizens, our government has decided to move some
01:00people out of Tehran.
01:02I, because on account of being an officer but also being mother, was evacuated, so I am moving to Azerbaijan.
01:10Because my family is living in Australia, actually. That's why I'm just living from here, go to Istanbul and go
01:15to Australia.
01:15I was in Tehran the first day. I was in Tehran, but just come to the Gieland, the city close
01:21to here.
01:22But so far not as worse as we can imagine, but it's going to be worse and worse every day.
01:27I don't know what's happening.
01:39So far, the European nationals have been granted the opportunity to cross the Iranian-Azerbaijan border with Serbian and Slovak
01:47diplomats among the most recent to transit.
01:50The evacuations were also discussed at the political level.
01:54On 2 March, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jehun Bayramov held a telephone conversation with the European Union's High Representative for Foreign
02:03Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, Kaya Kalas.
02:08The discussion focused on continuing efforts to evacuate EU citizens from Iran and on the security situation, which remains a
02:17concern amid escalating military tensions in the whole region.
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