Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the dates of his meetings with his Azerbaijani counterpart on tensions between that country and Armenia since 1 January 2022.

I have not met with my Azerbaijani counterpart in 2022. The Armed Forces Minister (James Heappey) met with Azerbaijani President Aliyev and Defence Minister Hasanov during a visit to Baku on 30 March 2022. During those engagements the UK maintained its support for the territorial integrity and independence of Azerbaijan whilst underlining the importance of UN and OSCE principles governing relations between member states. Minister Heappey subsequently met with the Azerbaijani Ambassador on 14 June.