Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan held a phone call on Friday to discuss the normalisation process between the two countries, according to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Armenian and Turkish officials met on Friday at the Akyaka–Akhurik border crossing, and later in the Armenian city of Gyumri, to discuss implementation of the agreements reached by the special representatives in the Armenia–Türkiye normalization process, News.Az reports, citing Armenian media.

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Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan emphasized the South Caucasus' vital role as a strategic bridge connecting Europe with Central and East Asia during a press conference in Yerevan alongside EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas.

During his official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister, Jeyhun Bayramov, held a meeting with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani.

Throughout 2024, the agenda put forward by Azerbaijan for the normalization of relations with Armenia based on mutual recognition of and respect for each other’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and state borders has been continuously advanced.

There are no plans for a separate meeting between the Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, respectively, in Moscow, the Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Ani Badalyan, said on Monday, News.Az reports.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in New York to discuss the normalization of bilateral relations and the ongoing peace process between Baku and Yerevan.