Pashinyan says Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process now at implementation stage

ISTANBUL

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Tuesday the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan has entered a phase where the provisions of official agreements must now be implemented.

Speaking at the Orbeli Forum 2025: Building Peace and Multilateral Cooperation, Pashinyan described the process as a “strategic deal” between the two nations.

“The essence of the deal is as follows: Armenia and Azerbaijan recognize each other’s territorial integrity based on the [1991] Alma-Ata Declaration, open regional communications based on the Washington Declaration, carry out delimitation based on the already agreed-upon regulation, and leave each other in peace. This vision is also reflected in the initialed peace agreement,” he said.

The premier stressed that peace requires “daily attention,” emphasizing that the Armenian government and people remain fully committed to maintaining it.

In August, the two Southern Caucasus neighbors signed a joint declaration at a trilateral summit at the White House along with US President Donald Trump, aiming to end decades of conflict, with commitments to cease hostilities, reopen transport routes, and normalize relations.

Both countries have fought a series of cross-border wars in the Karabakh region within Azerbaijan since the late 1980s. Baku fully liberated its territory in 2023.