Ilham Aliyev. Photo: Getty Images
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has said that former senior German and Russian officials held a secret meeting in Baku in mid-July to discuss possible ways of ending Russia's war against Ukraine.
Source: Bloomberg, citing Aliyev at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Quote from Aliyev: "Our territory was used for such a meeting without our knowledge. I cannot comment on the details, as we were not present at the meeting. However, the flight data allows me to state that a secret meeting did take place in Baku."
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