Russia is counting on holding the next "3+3" meeting in Baku or  Yerevan

ArmInfo.  Moscow expects the next foreign-minister-level meeting of the "3+3" regional  platform (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and their three neighbors -  Russia, Turkey, Iran)  to be hosted in either Baku or Yerevan, with  active discussions currently underway. This was announced by Russian  Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin during the St. Petersburg  International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

"We expect that the next ministerial meeting will be held either in  Baku or Yerevan. As we understand, negotiations on this matter are  ongoing between our Azerbaijani and Armenian colleagues," he said  during a panel session "3+3 Platform: Common Challenges and Strategic  Partnership," TASS reports.

 "I would like to extend a special welcome to the representative of  Georgian expert circles participating in our discussion," Galuzin  added. "For us, and certainly for all platform participants, Georgia  remains an essential partner without whom the '3+3' framework cannot  achieve its full potential. I remain hopeful that, in time, official  Tbilisi will join our work." The panel session was organized by the  A.M. Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Support Fund and the Institute of  China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences, with  the support of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

It should be noted  that the inaugural meeting of the "3+3"  consultative platform took place on December 10, 2021, in Moscow,  co-chaired by deputy foreign ministers from Russia, Azerbaijan,  Armenia, and Turkey, alongside the Director General of the Iranian  Foreign Ministry. While official representatives from Georgia  declined to attend, organizers emphasized that the door remains open  for Tbilisi's future participation.  Subsequent ministerial-level  meetings were held in Iran in 2023 and Turkey in 2024, featuring the  foreign ministers of the five participating nations. Georgia  consistently refrained from attending these sessions.  Member states  previously reached a consensus to rotate the next summit to either  Azerbaijan or Armenia.