The Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) is a strategically important connectivity corridor, a senior aide to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Friday at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Türkiye, adding that Baku is working with Armenia and the United States on a new regional format.

Azerbaijan sees a historic shift towards lasting peace in the South Caucasus after decades of conflict, a senior aide to President Ilham Aliyev said on Friday at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2026 in Türkiye.

Senior aides to the leaders of Azerbaijan and Hungary held a meeting in Budapest at the invitation of the Hungarian side within the framework of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS) to discuss the outcomes of the OTS Gabala Summit, Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, wrote on X.

Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to President Ilham Aliyev and head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, met with Wu Hongbo, former special representative of the Chinese government for European affairs and former Chinese ambassador, in Baku on Saturday to discuss comprehensive strategic cooperation between Azerbaijan and China.

Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to President, Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan, has suggested a major diplomatic milestone could be approaching between Azerbaijan and Armenia, describing current developments as “history in the making.” 

Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, has held a meeting with Kazakh Ambassador to Baku Alim Bayel to review last year’s outcomes of bilateral cooperation and discuss plans for the near future.

Political Directors from the foreign ministries of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg paid a joint visit to Azerbaijan, focusing on how Benelux countries can contribute to the region’s peace agenda, connectivity projects, and economic development.

Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration, held a meeting with Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Misnad, National Security Adviser to the Emir of Qatar.