The British Foreign Office announced the name of the new ambassador to Azerbaijan.

According to Turan, Fergus Auld, who will replace James Sharp, will become the new ambassador in August. The official press release said that Auld had been studying the Azerbaijani language for the past year.

A career diplomat since 1999, Auld had worked in Southeast Asia (India, Bangkok, Thailand), held a number of senior positions at the Foreign Office, and worked as a political adviser at the British Embassy in Moscow.