Armenia invites Azerbaijani, Türkish presidents to EPC summit in Yerevan

Armenia has extended invitations to President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Türkiye to attend the European Political Community (EPC) summit, scheduled to take place in Yerevan on May 4, 2026.

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan confirmed the invitations to journalists, noting that they have so far been conveyed orally, Caliber.Az reports, citing Armenian media.

The date and location for the signing of a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan have yet to be determined.

Minister Mirzoyan stated that Armenia consistently views the signing of a peace treaty as a key step towards consolidating peace.

"We have always emphasised the signing of a peace treaty with the understanding that it is important, that it will cement peace. But the reaction that accompanied the initialling of the peace treaty, and the declaration signed by the leaders, followed by the subsequent statements about the advent of peace, to some extent suggests that the signing will be merely a matter of form," he said.

By Aghakazim Guliyev