{"id":11908,"date":"2026-04-17T16:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/11908\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T16:09:08","slug":"azerbaijan-belgium-discuss-strengthening-parliamentary-ties-at-ipu-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/11908\/","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan, Belgium discuss strengthening parliamentary ties at IPU assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>17 April 2026 19:32<\/p>\n<p>Azerbaijan and Belgium have discussed prospects for expanding inter-parliamentary cooperation on the margins of the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, according to Azerbaijan\u2019s Milli Majlis.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting focused on strengthening dialogue between the two legislatures, with both sides highlighting the role of parliamentary diplomacy in fostering mutual understanding and addressing shared interests,<a href=\"https:\/\/caliber.az\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> Caliber.Az<\/a> reports per the parliament&#8217;s<a style=\"color: rgb(53, 152, 219);\" href=\"https:\/\/meclis.gov.az\/news.php?id=2397&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> press service<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Participants emphasised the importance of maintaining regular contacts between parliaments and noted the contribution of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to facilitating dialogue and cooperation among national legislatures.<\/p>\n<p>Azerbaijan\u2019s parliamentary leadership said there are favourable opportunities to further develop bilateral relations with Belgium across multiple areas, including parliamentary engagement.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions also included an exchange on regional developments, including the Armenia\u2013Azerbaijan normalisation process. Azerbaijani officials reiterated that what they described as \u201cone-sided, prejudiced approaches\u201d can hinder progress in the peace process.<\/p>\n<p>They also noted that recent engagement with Armenian counterparts has been aimed at building mutual trust, stressing that parliamentary diplomacy should support confidence-building and constructive dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides exchanged views on additional issues of mutual interest during the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>By Sabina Mammadli<\/p>\n<p>Caliber.Az<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the key topics in this news story.<\/p>\n<p>Views: 41<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"17 April 2026 19:32 Azerbaijan and Belgium have discussed prospects for expanding inter-parliamentary cooperation on the margins of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11909,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1258,203,1263,7,1259,1262,1257,1261,1260,1256],"class_list":{"0":"post-11908","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-belgium","8":"tag-analysis-of-azerbaijan","9":"tag-azerbaijan","10":"tag-baku","11":"tag-belgium","12":"tag-important-news-of-azerbaijan","13":"tag-international-experts","14":"tag-interviews","15":"tag-interviews-with-azerbaijani-analysts","16":"tag-news-from-baku","17":"tag-news-of-azerbaijan"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@be\/116420920185419115","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}