Embassy of Azerbaijan did not receive an invitation to Iftar (provision of free food on any day during the month of Ramadan, as well as to the holidays Id-ul-Fitr and Id-ul-Adha). U.S. President Barack Osbama organized the festivities for the diplomatic corps in the United States.

Elhan Polukhov, Head of the Press Service, Azerbaijani Foreign Office, told APA that the Embassy of Azerbaijan really did not receive an invitation, but Ambassador Jashar Aliyev was invited to the Iftar U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has planned for September 14.

Polukhov said the Embassy does not know about the reasons why an invitation was not sent to them. He advised us to apply to the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan for explanations.