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Speaker of Parliament of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, did not rule out the possibility of Armenian participation in a potential 3+3 format meeting to be held in Azerbaijan.
“I don’t think it would be a sound approach to remain outside any regional format, and I do not rule out the participation of the Armenian delegation in some planned event in Baku,” Simonyan said at a press briefing when asked about Armenia’s stance regarding the proposed 3+3 format meeting in Baku.
He emphasized that all regional-format meetings and discussions should be attended.
“If there are any issues, we will raise them. For example, the presence of detained individuals and prisoners is a concern for me, but I believe that, as in the past, it is a matter that can be discussed and resolved. However, in my opinion, not participating is simply not an option,” Simonyan added.
The first meeting of the 3+3 format—a regional cooperation platform proposed after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, which was supposed to include Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye, and Iran—was held in December 2021. Several meetings have taken place since then, but Georgia has repeatedly refused to participate. The format is nevertheless still referred to as 3+3.