Aliyev Declines 2026 Yerevan Summit Invitation

A number of Azerbaijani media outlets, followed by several Armenian ones, are disseminating information that the President of Azerbaijan has declined an invitation to visit Armenia in 2026. Most likely, the original source of the information is the Azerbaijani website Caliber.Az, after which the topic began to be widely circulated.

So, what did this Azerbaijani source, which, according to a widespread view, has close ties with official circles in Baku, write?

"The statement by Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan that an invitation was extended to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to participate in the European Political Community summit in Yerevan in 2026 has received a restrained response from the Azerbaijani side. According to Caliber.Az's diplomatic sources, Baku currently does not consider the level of bilateral relations sufficient to view such a high-level visit as a 'timely step'," wrote Caliber on this topic, adding that, however, Baku does not rule out the prospect of high-level visits in the future.