On November 9, Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, made a phone call to Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

During the phone conversation, Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed regret that, due to the political situation in Germany, he would be unable to attend the World Leaders Climate Action Summit at COP29 in Azerbaijan. Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized the significance of a successful COP29 conference, stating that Germany would provide the necessary support to achieve the new collective quantified goal on climate finance.

President Ilham Aliyev highlighted Azerbaijan’s priorities as the host and chair country of COP29, underlining that the country is striving to build bridges between the parties and providing a convenient platform for conducting effective discussions.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Germany supports the establishment of peace and good neighborly relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, adding that his country calls on the parties to take bold steps in this regard.

Noting that Azerbaijan was the initiator of the text and underlying principles of the peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia, President Ilham Aliyev stressed that Armenia's territorial claims against Azerbaijan still remain in its Constitution. The head of state reminded that Armenia's considerable delay in submitting its proposals on the text of the document had adversely impacted the process, underlining, however, that the parties are close to finalizing an agreement on the text of the document and will continue negotiations after COP29 concludes.