TEHRAN – Armenia has received an invitation from Iran to attend a meeting of the 3+3 format of the countries of the South Caucasus region, according to an Azerbaijani news outlet. 

Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Vahan Kostanyan has said that the Armenian government is considering the possibility of a meeting in the 3+3 format at the level of Azerbaijani and Armenian Foreign Ministers in Tehran, APA reported. 

Kostanyan said Armenia was invited by Iran and he is currently discussing this issue with his Iranian counterparts. “An invitation at the ministerial level was received and sent to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia,” he said. 

Kostanyan added that the 3+3 format also includes the participation of representatives of Türkiye, Iran, and Russia.

Earlier, the Azerbaijani outlet had reported that a meeting at the level of foreign ministers will soon be held in Iran in the 3+3 format (Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Russia, Iran, Armenia, and Georgia) and Armenia also agreed to participate in the meeting.