18 Oct 2026
First meeting of the regional 3+3 format to take place in Moscow
The first meeting of the 3+3 regional consultative mechanism in the South Caucasus will take place in Moscow on Friday, the Turkish foreign ministry reported.
"The first meeting of the regional cooperation platform in the "3+3" format suggested by the Presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan to ensure lasting peace and stability in the South Caucasus will be held in Moscow on December 10," the local sources cited the ministry statement. It is noted that the meeting will be held at the level of deputy foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia Iran and Turkey.
The 3+3 regional consultative mechanism was proposed by the presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan, comprising Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia plus Iran, Russia and Turkey. Georgia earlier rejected the idea and refused from participation, while official Yerevan stated that the proposed regional format can not replicate the existing ones and that issues of the Nagorno Karabakh settlement as well as demarcation and delimitation between Armenia and Azerbaijan can not be discussed within the new format.
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