Armenia says Azerbaijan rejected meeting in UK
Azerbaijan turned town Armenia’s proposal for a meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in London, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ani Badalyan said on Thursday.
“The Armenian side suggested holding a bilateral meeting between the Armenian prime minister and the Azerbaijani president on the sidelines of the European Political Community summit underway in the UK, however, the Azerbaijani side rejected this proposal. The offer of the Armenian side still stands,” she said in a statement.
“The Armenian side also reiterates its proposal to intensify the negotiations on the highest levels and to reach the signing of the peace treaty within one month,” the spokesperson added.
Earlier on Thursday, Azeri presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev claimed that Pashinyan had rejected a UK-mediated meeting with Aliyev.