From April 10 to 12, 2026, within the framework of the “Peace Bridge” initiative, the next round of dialogue will take place in Azerbaijan with the participation of representatives from the expert, public, and media sectors of the two countries.

The Armenian delegation arrived in Azerbaijan via the land border—through a formally delimited section. The meeting agenda includes the current state of the peace process and steps aimed at increasing the level of trust. Below is the full text of the released statement:

“From 10 to 12 April 2026, within the framework of the “Peace Bridge” Initiative, another bilateral roundtable with the participation of representatives of Azerbaijani and Armenian civil society will take place in Azerbaijan.

The “Peace Bridge” Initiative continues to foster dialogue and direct engagement between civil society representatives from Azerbaijan and Armenia. On this occasion, the Armenian delegation arrived in Azerbaijan via the land border, crossing through a formally delimited and demarcated section and undergoing all relevant border and passport control procedures.

The dialogue between civil society representatives is taking place within the framework of the agreed bilateral peace agenda endorsed at the trilateral summit of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and the United States held in Washington, D.C. on 8 August 2025.

The meeting agenda includes discussions on the current state of the peace process; the activities undertaken by participants in the “Peace Bridge” Initiative in their respective countries and the results of those efforts; as well as the situation in the region.

Separate sessions will also be devoted to efforts to advance peace at the societal level and to increase trust during the next stages of the peace process.

Participants from Armenia: 

1. Areg Kochinyan – President of the Armenian Council; Coordinator  

2. Boris Navasardyan – Honorary President of the Yerevan Press Club 

3. Naira Sultanyan – Director of the Democracy Development Foundation 

4. Narek Minasyan – Associate Expert at the Armenian Council 

5. Samvel Meliksetyan – Expert at the Armenian Council 

6. Stepan Grigoryan – Chairman of the Board, Analytical Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation 

7. Edgar Vardanyan – Associate Expert at the Armenian Council 

8. Robert Ghevondyan – Expert at the Armenian Council 

9. Lusine Kharatyan – Writer and Cultural Anthropologist 

10. Nelli Minasyan – PhD in History, Associate Professor, and Turkologist 

11. Davit Stepanyan – Political Commentator at 1in.am; Expert at the Armenian Institute of International Security and Relations 

12. Ruben Babayan – Artistic Director of the Yerevan Puppet Theater 

13. Eleonora Sargsyan – Peace and Gender Expert; Youth Worker 

14. Naira Martikyan – Editor and Country Director of JAMnews (Armenia) 

15. Vazgen Karapetyan – Associate Director, Eurasia Partnership Foundation 

16. Tatev Danielyan – Editor-in-Chief of Political Programs and Host at Public Television of Armenia 

17. Armen Petrosyan – Regional Policy Expert at the Orbeli Center 

18. Alen Amirkhanyan – Director of the AUA Acopian Center for the Environment 

19. Nelli Rafayelyan – Journalist at the Media Initiative Center 
20. Operator of the Public Television of Armenia

Participants from Azerbaijan: 

1. Farhad Mammadov – Director of the Center for Studies of the South Caucasus; Coordinator 

2. Rusif Huseynov – Director of the Topchubashov Center 

3. Ramil Isgandarli – Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan National NGO Forum 

4. Kamala Mammadova – Editor-in-Chief, First News Media (1news.az) 

5. Fuad Abdullayev – Leading Adviser at the Center of Analysis of International Relations 

6. Dilara Afandiyeva – Head of the Women’s Peace and Security Center at the Azerbaijan Women’s Rights Protection Society 

7. Konul Badalova – Research Fellow at the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication 

8. Zaur Shiriyev – Nonresident Scholar at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center 

9. Rauf Aghamirzayev – Transport Expert and Member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport 

10. Gulbaniz Ganbarova – Chairperson of the Azerbaijan Rural Women’s Association Public Union 

11. Nazrin Aliyeva – Chairperson of the “Human Rights Support Center” Public Association 

12. Sanan Rzayev – Presenter, CBC Television 

13. Emin Aliyev – Editor-in-Chief, Trend News Agency 

14. Murad Muradov – Deputy Director of the Topchubashov Center 

15. Aytan Gahraman – Adviser at the Baku International Multiculturalism Center 

16. Ilyas Huseynov – Political Analyst 

17. Gulshan Akhundova – Chairperson of the “Women, Development, Future” Public Union 

18. Orkhan Babayev – Staff Member of the Center for Studies of the South Caucasus 

19. Orkhan Amashov – Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Presenter, AnewZ 

20. Yegana Hajiyeva – Member of the Board of the Press Council".