ANTALYA, Türkiye, April 17. Azerbaijan is fully
committed to the peace agenda, Hikmat Hajiyev, Assistant to the
President of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs
Department of the Presidential Administration, said during a panel
discussion at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Türkiye, Trend reports.


“If in the past, at international platforms such as the Antalya
Diplomacy Forum, we came with a heavy agenda of war and conflict,
today I am pleased to note that we come with an agenda of peace,”
he said.


According to him, there is no longer an active phase of war in
the South Caucasus.


“Azerbaijan is fully committed to the peace agenda and to the
spirit of the Washington summit, where, in the presence of the
President of the United States, the Armenia–Azerbaijan
normalization process was supported. At present, a normalization
agreement between the two countries has already been initiated,”
Hajiyev noted.


He emphasized that the practical implementation of agreements is
of key importance.


“Agreements should not remain on paper. What matters is their
implementation. Azerbaijan demonstrates its commitment through
practical steps and pragmatic engagement with Armenia,” he
said.


Hajiyev noted that the negotiation process is progressing both
at the official level and through people-to-people contacts.


“Official negotiations are progressing successfully, while at
the same time we are developing contacts between civil societies.
Interaction between Armenia and Azerbaijan has already begun,
something that would have been difficult to imagine just a few
years ago,” he stressed.







Hajiyev also pointed to early signs of practical
cooperation.


“We are already witnessing exports of Azerbaijani petroleum
products to Armenia, and we are also considering the possibility of
importing certain goods from Armenia. These steps are important for
building trust,” he said.


According to him, a new reality is emerging in the region.


“A new status quo is emerging in the South Caucasus, based on
legality, legitimacy, and the shared interests of the parties. We
are also working on a new regional security architecture that will
ensure long-term peace and stability,” he noted.


Hajiyev added that Azerbaijan envisions the future of the region
in an expanded framework of cooperation.


“We are striving for a more inclusive South Caucasus with
growing cooperation between Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia.
Today, bilateral cooperation with Georgia is already strong, and
the trilateral Türkiye–Azerbaijan–Georgia format continues to
develop,” he concluded.