On April 10–12, 2026, the next bilateral roundtable will be held in Azerbaijan with the participation of Azerbaijani and Armenian civil society representatives within the framework of the “Bridge of Peace” Initiative.
Modern.az reports that this time the Armenian delegation entered Azerbaijan via the land border, passing through the delimited and demarcated area and completing all relevant border and passport control procedures.
The dialogue between civil society representatives is being conducted within the framework of the bilateral peace agenda confirmed at the trilateral summit held on August 8, 2025, in Washington D.C., with the participation of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and the USA.
The meeting's agenda includes the current state of the peace process, the activities carried out by the “Bridge of Peace” Initiative participants in their respective countries and the results achieved, as well as a discussion of the situation in the region.
The discussion sessions will be dedicated to promoting peace at the societal level and increasing trust in the subsequent stages of the peace process.
Participants from Azerbaijan:
Farhad Mammadov - Coordinator, Head of the South Caucasus Research Center.
Rusif Huseynov - Co-founder and Director of the Topchubashov Center.
Ramil Isgandarli - Chairman of the Board of the National NGO Forum.
Kamala Mammadova – Editor-in-Chief of the First News Media (1news.az) portal.
Fuad Abdullayev - Leading Specialist at the Center for Analysis of International Relations.
Dilara Afandiyeva - Head of the “Women, Peace and Security” Center of the Azerbaijan Society for the Protection of Women's Rights.
Konul Badalova - Research Fellow at the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication.
Zaur Shiriyev - Researcher on Russia and Eurasia at the Carnegie Endowment's Berlin Research Center (Carnegie Russia and Eurasia Center).
Rauf Agamirzayev - Member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, expert on transport communications.
Gulbaniz Ganbarova - Chairwoman of the Public Union “Azerbaijan Rural Women's Association”.
Nazrin Aliyeva - Representative of the “Human Rights Protection Center”.
Sanan Rzayev - Editor and leading political commentator for CBC television channel.
Emin Aliyev - Editor-in-Chief of TREND International News Agency.
Murad Muradov - Deputy Director of the Topchubashov Center.
Ayten Gahraman - Advisor to the Baku International Multiculturalism Center.
Ilyas Huseynov – Political Analyst.
Gulshan Akhundova - President of the NGO “Women, Development, Future”.
Orkhan Babayev - Employee of the South Caucasus Research Center.
Orkhan Amashov - Deputy Editor-in-Chief and Host of AnewZ.
Yegana Hajiyeva - Member of the Press Council Board.
Participants from Armenia:
1. Areg Kochinyan – Coordinator, Head of the Armenian Council Analytical Center.
2. Boris Navasardyan – Honorary President of the Yerevan Press Club.
3. Naira Sultanyan - Director of the Democracy Development Foundation.
4. Narek Minasyan - Expert Assistant at the Armenian Council Analytical Center.
5. Samvel Meliksetyan - Expert at the Armenian Council Analytical Center.
6. Stepan Grigoryan - Chairman of the Board of the Analytical Center for Globalization and Regional Cooperation.
7. Edgar Vardanyan - Expert Assistant at the Armenian Council Analytical Center.
8. Robert Gevondyan - Expert at the Armenian Council Analytical Center.
9. Lusine Kharatyan - Writer and Anthropologist.
10. Nelly Minasyan – Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor, Turkologist.
11. David Stepanyan – Political Commentator for “1in.am” website and Expert at the Armenian Institute for International Security and Relations.
12. Ruben Babayan – Artistic Director of the Yerevan State Puppet Theatre.
13. Eleonora Sargsyan - Expert on Peace and Gender Issues and Youth Program Coordinator.
14. Naira Martikyan – Journalist, Director of the Armenian branch of “JAMnews”.
15. Vazgen Karapetyan – Deputy Director of the Eurasia Partnership Foundation.
16. Tatev Danielyan - Editor-in-Chief of Political Programs at Armenian Public Television.
17. Armen Petrosyan – Expert on Regional Policy at the “Orbeli” Center.
18. Alen Amirkhanyan - Director of the Yokebean Environmental Center at the American University.
19. Nelly Rafaelyan - Employee at the Media Initiatives Center.
20. Operator of Armenian Public Television.
