Axar.az presents the statement of Hikmet Hajiyev, the head of the Department of Foreign Policy Affairs of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan, assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, to Report:

- Teacher Hikmet, it was planned to hold a meeting between Armenia and Azerbaijan within the framework of the meeting of the European Political Community held in London. Will it happen?

- Great Britain, which hosts the European Political Community, made a proposal to hold such a meeting, and it was proposed to be in the format of a meeting between the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia at the Munich Security Conference. Thus, German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz participated in the Munich Security Conference at the beginning of the meeting, and after that the meeting continued between Azerbaijan and Armenia in a bilateral format. The same format was proposed by Great Britain as host.

But the Armenian side refused. Thus, at the beginning of the meeting, the participation of the British Prime Minister, and then the continuation of the meeting between Azerbaijan and Armenia, should have taken place. We consider Armenia's rejection of this meeting as a manifestation of its intention to withdraw from the dialogue and the advancement of the peace agenda.

While Armenia talks about peace on various platforms, it is by no means understandable that it refuses a meeting that serves to advance the peace agenda, and the international community itself should appreciate that Armenia should actually appreciate the opportunities for dialogue, instead of advancing it, it is refusing it. We highly appreciate such a peace initiative of Great Britain.