Hajiyev: Azerbaijan backs Board of Peace goals, rules out participation in $7bn Gaza fund

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20 February 2026 10:29 (UTC+04:00)

Akbar Novruz

Azerbaijan, as a founding member state, supports the goals and objectives of the Board of Peace, and may consider participating in future investment projects in Gaza through this framework, AzerNEWS reports.

This was stated by Hikmet Hajiyev, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Head of the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration, in a post on X.

However, he clarified that Azerbaijan does not plan to participate in the USD 7 billion financial initiative related to Gaza, which was announced during today’s meeting of the Board of Peace.

Azerbaijan, as a founding member state, supports the goals and objectives of the Board of Peace.

In the future, Azerbaijan may consider participating in investment projects in Gaza through the Board of Peace. However, I would like to clarify one point. Azerbaijan doesn’t…
— Hikmet Hajiyev (@HikmetHajiyev) February 19, 2026

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