Azerbaijan rejected Armenia's proposal for Pashinyan-Aliyev meeting

YEREVAN, JULY 18, ARMENPRESS. Azerbaijan has rejected Armenia's proposal to hold a meeting between the leaders of the two countries within the framework of the European Political Community Summit underway in the UK, Ani Badalyan, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia said in a post on Facebook.

“The Armenian side suggested holding a bilateral meeting between the Prime Minister of Armenia and the President of Azerbaijan within the framework of the European Political Community Summit underway in the UK, however, the Azerbaijani side rejected this proposal. The offer of the Armenian side still stands. 

“The Armenian side also reiterates its proposal to intensify the negotiations on the highest levels and to reach the signing of the peace treaty within one month,” the Spokesperson wrote.

Earlier, Hikmet Hajiyev, adviser to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, claimed as if the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had turned down their proposal for a meeting with the Azerbaijani president in London.