Azerbaijan to host roundtable discussion with representatives of civil societies from Azerbaijan and Armenia as part of "Peace Bridge" initiative (PHOTO/VIDEO)

BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 10. From 10 to 12 April
2026, within the framework of the “Peace Bridge” Initiative,
another bilateral roundtable with the participation of
representatives of Azerbaijani and Armenian civil society will take
place in Azerbaijan, Trend reports.

The “Peace Bridge” Initiative continues to foster dialogue and
direct engagement between civil society representatives from
Azerbaijan and Armenia. On this occasion, the Armenian delegation
arrived in Azerbaijan via the land border, crossing through a
formally delimited and demarcated section and undergoing all
relevant border and passport control procedures.

The dialogue between civil society representatives is taking
place within the framework of the agreed bilateral peace agenda
endorsed at the trilateral summit of the leaders of Azerbaijan,
Armenia, and the United States held in Washington, D.C. on 8 August
2025.

The meeting agenda includes discussions on the current state of
the peace process; the activities undertaken by participants in the
“Peace Bridge” Initiative in their respective countries and the
results of those efforts; as well as the situation in the
region.

Separate sessions will also be devoted to efforts to advance
peace at the societal level and to increase trust during the next
stages of the peace process.

Participants from Azerbaijan:

• Farhad Mammadov – Director of the Center for Studies of the
  South Caucasus; Coordinator


• Rusif Huseynov – Director of the Topchubashov Center


• Ramil Isgandarli – Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan
  National NGO Forum


• Kamala Mammadova – Editor-in-Chief, First News Media
  (1news.az)


• Fuad Abdullayev – Leading Adviser at the Center of Analysis of
  International Relations


• Dilara Afandiyeva – Head of the Women’s Peace and Security
  Center at the Azerbaijan Women’s Rights Protection Society


• Konul Badalova – Research Fellow at the Center for Analysis of
  Economic Reforms and Communication


• Zaur Shiriyev – Nonresident Scholar at the Carnegie Russia
  Eurasia Center


• Rauf Aghamirzayev – Transport Expert and Member of the Public
  Council under the Ministry of Digital Development and
  Transport


• Gulbaniz Ganbarova – Chairperson of the Azerbaijan Rural
  Women’s Association Public Union


• Nazrin Aliyeva – Chairperson of the “Human Rights Support
  Center” Public Association


• Sanan Rzayev – Presenter, CBC Television


• Emin Aliyev – Editor-in-Chief, Trend News Agency


• Murad Muradov – Deputy Director of the Topchubashov Center


• Aytan Gahraman – Adviser at the Baku International
  Multiculturalism Center


• Ilyas Huseynov – Political Analyst


• Gulshan Akhundova – Chairperson of the “Women, Development,
  Future” Public Union


• Orkhan Babayev – Staff Member of the Center for Studies of the
  South Caucasus


• Orkhan Amashov – Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Presenter,
  AnewZ


• Yegana Hajiyeva – Member of the Board of the Press Council

Participants from Armenia:

• Areg Kochinyan – President of the Armenian Council;
  Coordinator


• Boris Navasardyan – Honorary President of the Yerevan Press
  Club


• Naira Sultanyan – Director of the Democracy Development
  Foundation


• Narek Minasyan – Associate Expert at the Armenian Council


• Samvel Meliksetyan – Expert at the Armenian Council


• Stepan Grigoryan – Chairman of the Board, Analytical Center on
  Globalization and Regional Cooperation


• Edgar Vardanyan – Associate Expert at the Armenian Council


• Robert Ghevondyan – Expert at the Armenian Council


• Lusine Kharatyan – Writer and Cultural Anthropologist


• Nelli Minasyan – PhD in History, Associate Professor, and
  Turkologist


• Davit Stepanyan – Political Commentator at 1in.am; Expert at
  the Armenian Institute of International Security and Relations


• Ruben Babayan – Artistic Director of the Yerevan Puppet
  Theater


• Eleonora Sargsyan – Peace and Gender Expert; Youth Worker


• Naira Martikyan – Editor and Country Director of JAMnews
  (Armenia)


• Vazgen Karapetyan – Associate Director, Eurasia Partnership
  Foundation


• Tatev Danielyan – Editor-in-Chief of Political Programs and
  Host at Public Television of Armenia


• Armen Petrosyan – Regional Policy Expert at the Orbeli
  Center


• Alen Amirkhanyan – Director of the AUA Acopian Center for the
  Environment


• Nelli Rafayelyan – Journalist at the Media Initiative
  Center


• Operator, Public Television of Armenia