Ankara: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met Monday in Kyrgyzstan's capital on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, discussing opportunities to further expand economic, trade, and energy cooperation.

According to Anadolu Agency, the Azerbaijani presidency reported that the two leaders agreed to continue direct bilateral engagement to advance the normalization of relations and strengthen regional connectivity. Discussions included exports of Azerbaijani petroleum products to Armenia, shipments of grain and other goods through Azerbaijan, as well as steps toward implementing the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP).

Aliyev and Pashinyan also highlighted the significant role of their respective state commissions on the delimitation of the Azerbaijan-Armenia border and emphasized the necessity to continue their work in line with agreements reached between the two countries.

On August 8, 2025, both leaders initialed an agreement and signed a joint declaration with US President Donald Trump at a White House summit, aimed at ending decades of conflict, with commitments to cease hostilities, reopen transport routes, and normalize relations. The two South Caucasus neighbors have fought two major wars over the Karabakh region in Azerbaijan since the late 1980s.