During a meeting with Hikmet Hajiyev, aide to the President of Azerbaijan, he asked that several messages be conveyed to Armenian society. This was stated by Areg Kochinyan, President of the Research Center on Security Policy NGO, during a press conference held after his return from Baku.
“During the meeting with the aide to the President of Azerbaijan, he asked to convey several messages to Armenian society. The first is that the war is over, that for Azerbaijan there is no war anymore, that the conflict is over, that the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict is, for them, finished, that they want to build peace from this non-war situation and move toward peace, and that it is extremely important for them to convey this message through us to Armenian society—that they want to build a comprehensive and long-term peace with Armenia and are ready to move forward on that path; and what is probably extremely important, that Azerbaijan has no territorial claims against Armenia.
These were literally the direct messages that the aide to the President of Azerbaijan asked to convey to Armenian society,” he said.
A group of representatives of Armenian civil society visited Azerbaijan on 21-22 November 2025 within the Peace Bridge Initiative.
The members of the Initiative from Armenia Areg Kochinyan, Boris Navasardyan, Naira Sultanyan, Narek Minasyan, and Samvel Meliksetyanmet with their Azerbaijani counterparts Farhad Mammadov, Rusif Huseynov, Kamala Mammadova, Ramil Iskandarli, and Fuad Abdullaev.
The participants engaged in constructive discussions on the current dynamics of the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the role of civil society in fostering constructive engagement, and potential joint projects aimed at advancing mutual understanding. Public interest topics from both sides were also addressed.
The parties agreed to enhance cooperation in the media space, deepen direct contacts between expert groups, and further increase civil society involvement in the peacebuilding process. Plans were made to continue working-level engagement and organize future meetings in both Armenia and Azerbaijan under the framework of the Peace Bridge Initiative.
As part of the process, the members of the Peace Bridge Initiative met with Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Department of Foreign Policy Affairs of the Presidential Administration. The discussion focused on steps taken by both Armenia and Azerbaijan following the Washington talks to advance the peace agenda. Mr. Hajiyev responded to questions raised during the discussion.
