Today, on October 18, the third meeting of the "3+3" regional consultative platform started in Istanbul. "3+3" is a regional cooperation format initiated by Turkey and supported by Russia after the 44-day Karabakh war.
It involves the participation of the three countries of the South Caucasus - Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as the three powers of the region - Russia, Turkey and Iran. The foreign ministers of Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iran Ararat Mirzoyan, Sergey Lavrov, Jeihun Bayramov, Hakan Fidan are participating in the meeting. and Abbas Araghchi. Mirzoyan will also have bilateral meetings in Istanbul. The Foreign Minister of Georgia will not participate in the meeting.
"Georgia has declared for a long time that it does not work in this format", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Varastan announced the other day. Georgia has not participated in any of the meetings so far, citing the contradictions with Russia. Moscow, for its part, announced that the door of "3+3" remains open for Tbilisi. Hewitt Daily New wrote yesterday that the meeting will be held under the chairmanship of Hakan Fidan. Discussions will focus on specific cooperation programs to improve regional cooperation, to make broader efforts for regional stability. An exchange of ideas on key regional and international events is expected.
According to Daily Sabah, Hakan Fidan is going to emphasize Turkey's support for the peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, as well as the normalization of relations between Ankara and Yerevan. As a result of the "3+3" meeting, a joint declaration will be adopted. Although the preliminary text has not been published, according to the Turkish press, the declaration will supposedly emphasize the commitment of the participating countries to solve the existing problems through dialogue.
