Though Armenia did not run for the seat, the Azerbaijani Trend news agency had previously reported about an Armenian withdrawal of its bid, while reading the alleged candidature as "certainly viewed as Armenia's defeat".
Meskipun Armenia tidak mengajukan diri, kantor berita Azerbaijani Trend pernah melaporkan sebelumnya tentang mundurnya Armenia dari pencalonan, setelah membaca dugaan sebagai "kekalahan Armenia".