Leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia agree to meet in Brussels

The leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed to hold a meeting in Brussels on Dec. 15 on the sidelines of the Eastern Partnership Summit, as reported in the statement of the European Council.

“President Charles Michel of the European Council held phone calls on 19 November with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, in follow up to discussions earlier this week on the situation in the region and in the context of preparations of the Eastern Partnership Summit, to be held in Brussels on 15 December.

President Charles Michel proposed to host President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for a meeting in Brussels in the margins of the EaP Summit.

Leaders have agreed to meet in Brussels to discuss the regional situation and ways of overcoming tensions for a prosperous and stable South Caucasus,” the statement reads.