Gabala hosts roundtable with Azerbaijani and Armenian civil society reps under Peace Bridge initiative (PHOTO/VIDEO)

GABALA, Azerbaijan, April 10. Roundtable with
the participation of representatives of Azerbaijani and Armenian
civil society has begun in Gabala within the framework of the
“Peace Bridge” Initiative, Trend's special correspondent reports.

The meeting will continue until April 12.

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

The Azerbaijani delegation comprises Emin Aliyev, the
editor-in-chief of Trend News Agency.

Participants from Azerbaijan:

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

2. Rusif Huseynov – Director of the Topchubashov Center

3. Ramil Isgandarli – Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan
National NGO Forum

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

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

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

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

8. Zaur Shiriyev – Nonresident Scholar at the Carnegie Russia
Eurasia Center

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

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

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

12. Sanan Rzayev – Presenter, CBC Television Emin Aliyev –
Editor-in-Chief, Trend News Agency

13. Murad Muradov – Deputy Director of the Topchubashov
Center

14. Aytan Gahraman – Adviser at the Baku International
Multiculturalism Center

15. Ilyas Huseynov – Political Analyst

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

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

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

19. Yegana Hajiyeva – Member of the Board of the Press
Council

Participants from Armenia:

1. Areg Kochinyan – President of the Armenian Council;
Coordinator

2. Boris Navasardyan – Honorary President of the Yerevan Press
Club

3. Naira Sultanyan – Director of the Democracy Development
Foundation

4.Narek Minasyan – Associate Expert at the Armenian Council

5. Samvel Meliksetyan – Expert at the Armenian Council

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

7. Edgar Vardanyan – Associate Expert at the Armenian
Council

8. Robert Ghevondyan – Expert at the Armenian Council

9. Lusine Kharatyan – Writer and Cultural Anthropologist

10. Nelli Minasyan – PhD in History, Associate Professor, and
Turkologist

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

12. Ruben Babayan – Artistic Director of the Yerevan Puppet
Theater

13. Eleonora Sargsyan – Peace and Gender Expert; Youth
Worker

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

15. Vazgen Karapetyan – Associate Director, Eurasia Partnership
Foundation

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

17. Armen Petrosyan – Regional Policy Expert at the Orbeli
Center

18. Alen Amirkhanyan – Director of the AUA Acopian Center for
the Environment

19. Nelli Rafayelyan – Journalist at the Media Initiative
Center

20. Operator, Public Television of Armenia