On November 11, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, met with Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland.

Highlighting that Finland will assume the OSCE Chairpersonship next year, Alexander Stubb noted that the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act will be celebrated.

The President of Finland reaffirmed his country’s support for the peace agenda between Armenia and Azerbaijan and expressed interest in advancing it further.

The Azerbaijani President pointed out that the OSCE Minsk Group belongs to history and emphasized that Azerbaijan supports the peace agenda. President Ilham Aliyev also mentioned that Armenia had been invited to attend COP, but whether it participates or not remains Armenia’s decision.

Alexander Stubb invited President Ilham Aliyev to visit Finland. The Azerbaijani leader accepted the invitation with gratitude.

During the conversation, the Presidents exchanged views on bilateral issues.