Baku assures: Azerbaijan  committed to Armenia- Azerbaijan  peace  agenda agreed upon in Washington

ArmInfo. In the city of Gabala, Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential  Administration, met with representatives of Azerbaijani and Armenian  civil societies within a bilateral roundtable format as part of the  "Peace Bridge" initiative. 

According to APA, during the meeting, Hikmet Hajiyev exchanged views  with the participants and answered questions from the Armenian  delegation. The meeting emphasized the Azerbaijani government's  commitment to the peace agenda.

It was also reiterated that Baku is committed to the peace agenda  between Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed upon in Washington, as well as  to the spirit of the Washington summit. Furthermore, the  establishment of trade relations between the two countries and the  provision of transit for goods from Azerbaijan to Armenia were  announced. It was noted that the implementation of the TRIPP project  will contribute to a change in the regional climate and the overall  transport landscape.

Hajiyev emphasized that peace negotiations between Azerbaijan and  Armenia are bilateral, and it is equally important that such  exchanges between civil societies and confidence-building measures  also be bilateral.  The presidential aide noted that, amid new global  upheavals and wars, ensuring peace and security in the South Caucasus  is of particular importance.