3+3 platform plans next meeting in Baku or Yerevan

Energy cooperation and efforts to strengthen stability in the South Caucasus were discussed within the 3+3 regional cooperation platform, which includes Russia and Iran. Participants are working to agree on whether the platform’s next foreign ministers’ meeting will be held in Baku or Yerevan.

Operative Information Center-OMM reports that the remarks were made during a session at the Russia Energy Week 2026 international forum, jointly organized by Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Energy.

The high-level event discussed the development of energy dialogue among the regional platform’s participants: Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia, as well as Russia, Iran and Türkiye.

Participants exchanged views on issues of mutual interest to the countries of the region. They included senior representatives of relevant ministries and agencies, as well as officials from major energy companies.

The 3+3 platform held its first meeting in Moscow in December 2021. Foreign ministers later met in Tehran in 2023 and Istanbul in 2024.

In 2026, an expert dialogue among the six countries was launched on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Arrangements are currently under way to hold the next meeting of foreign ministers in Baku or Yerevan.

The session at Russia Energy Week served as an additional forum for discussions, complementing official contacts within the platform. Participants considered how countries of the South Caucasus and their direct neighbors could combine efforts to contribute to the region’s sustainable development and prosperity.