{"id":346454,"date":"2026-06-22T14:37:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/article\/muharib%c9%99-t%c9%99hluk%c9%99sinin-idar%c9%99-olunmasi-pasinyandan-qriqoryan-haciyev-gorusunun-t%c9%99f%c9%99rruatlari\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T17:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:31:39","slug":"managing-threat-of-war-pashinyan-on-grigoryan-hajiyev-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/managing-threat-of-war-pashinyan-on-grigoryan-hajiyev-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Managing threat of war’: Pashinyan on Grigoryan-Hajiyev meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This article was originally published on\u00a0<\/strong>JAMnews.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Grigoryan-Hajiyev meeting, which took place in Dilijan on 14 June, continues to attract attention. The previous day, MPs asked Prime Minister\u00a0Nikol Pashinyan\u00a0in parliament to provide details of the meeting between\u00a0Armenia\u2018s Security Council secretary and the\u00a0Azerbaijani\u00a0president\u2019s aide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interest in the meeting was sparked not only by the fact that it was the first bilateral meeting at this level to be held on Armenian territory. Many also noted that the visit took place on the day the\u00a0election results\u00a0were announced. These were critically important elections that would determine Armenia\u2019s course for the next five years. Pashinyan\u2019s party won a majority and will form the government on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to MPs, the prime minister said that the meeting had been organised for the purpose of \u201cmanaging the threat of war\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a long time, Pashinyan has repeatedly stated that peace has been established between Armenia and Azerbaijan. However, he said that in recent days the threat of war had been created by political forces that distributed bribes during the election campaign. He was referring to the Armenia and Strong Armenia alliances, as well as the Prosperous Armenia party. The ruling majority refers to them as a \u201cthree-headed party of war\u201d, arguing that the leaders of all three forces advocate a \u201crevision of peace\u201d, which could lead to a new escalation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking from the parliamentary rostrum, the prime minister\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0that some of those outside Armenia may have questioned the election results: \u201cIn Armenia, 500,000 citizens\u00a0(those who voted for these three forces) believe that the peace agreement should be revised and the Karabakh movement continued.\u201d<\/em> Pashinyan believes that such a perception could have seriously aggravated the military-political situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut we know the truth. We know that there are no such people. Electoral bribes were distributed with the help of external forces interested in fuelling conflict in the region. And yes, they created a real threat of war through voter bribery,\u201d <\/em>the prime minister said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pashinyan was also questioned about the Grigoryan-Hajiyev meeting during his traditional weekly briefing today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time, he told journalists that the risk of escalation had been created by the political agenda of opposition politicians who, throughout the election campaign, spoke about the “return of 300,000 Azerbaijanis<\/a>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose who raised this issue are seeking to escalate the regional situation. The fact is that they are puppets in the hands of those who want to aggravate it. And we worked to ensure that the situation did not escalate, and it did not,\u201d<\/em> he stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summing up his remarks, Pashinyan repeated his well-known statement: \u201cThere will be no war; there will be peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018We did not explain ourselves to anyone\u2019 \u2013 Pashinyan on discussions of domestic issues with Baku<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Journalists asked whether discussing Armenia\u2019s domestic political affairs with Baku was \u201chumiliating\u201d. The question arose after the prime minister said in parliament the previous day that, during the Grigoryan-Hajiyev meeting, Armenia\u2019s Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan had presented the election results to Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responding to journalists, Pashinyan disclosed new details about the meeting. First, he stressed that he had personally instructed Armenia\u2019s Security Council secretary to contact his Azerbaijani counterpart and determine whether there was a need for a meeting. He explained the initiative by saying that expert circles in both countries had observed \u201ccertain trends\u201d pointing to a possible deterioration of the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd we, in carrying out our duties, are engaged in managing the situation. We did not explain ourselves to anyone. Diplomatic work with countries around the world consists precisely of explaining positions to one another,<\/em>\u201d he said.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Pashinyan, it is important that these positions are communicated directly by representatives of the two countries, rather than conveyed by third parties, through the media or by other means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He insisted that Armenia does not discuss its domestic political affairs with anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“At the same time, we shared our political conclusions from the elections and our post-election strategy with all our international partners without exception. This is normal practice. You ask whether this is humiliating. As I translate your words now, the question could sound like this: \u2018Is it humiliating to be a state?\u2019<\/em><\/em> “<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prime minister told journalists that all countries maintain constant contact with their neighbours and international partners, discussing their plans and issues of concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Returning to the Grigoryan-Hajiyev meeting, Pashinyan added that dozens of issues had been discussed, including management of the situation on the border. He said the issue of Armenian detainees held in Baku had also been raised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official statement on Grigoryan-Hajiyev meeting<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Azerbaijani presidential aide Hikmet Hajiyev and the delegation accompanying him arrived in Armenia via a delimited and demarcated section of the land border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the\u00a0official statement<\/a>, a working meeting between the sides took place in the town of Dilijan on 14 June. During the meeting, the participants:<\/p>\n\n\n\n