Armenia’s security chief says visit to Azerbaijan not under discussion

Armenia’s Security Council Secretary Armen Simonyan has said that no talks have been held regarding his planned trip to Baku, Azerbaijan, and that such a visit is not currently under discussion.

Earlier, speaking about a meeting in Dilijan between former Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan and Hikmet Hajiyev, Azerbaijani Presidential Aide, Simonyan said he did not rule out a visit to Azerbaijan, Caliber.Az reports, citing Armenian media.

“I do not rule out the possibility that I will make such a visit myself. I cannot provide any timeframe or specific details,” he noted.

He added that “there is an agreement to hold another meeting”, although no specific date has yet been set.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov