Armenian FM: Washington agreements founded on mutual interests of Baku, Yerevan

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has said that the documents initialled in Washington — a joint declaration and a draft peace agreement — are grounded in the mutual interests of both Yerevan and Baku.

Speaking on Armenian Public Television, Mirzoyan stressed that the agreements contain no provisions that would advantage one side while being wholly detrimental to the other, Caliber.Az reports, citing Armenian media.

“In the documents, there is not a single clause that benefits only one party and is categorically disadvantageous to the other,” he said.

The minister suggested that this balance made it unlikely that the commitments reached would be breached, adding that every article carried weight for both countries.

Asked why the agreement had been initialled rather than formally signed, Mirzoyan explained that further work was needed to resolve outstanding issues before a final settlement could be concluded.

Mirzoyan further said that Yerevan is engaged in a “fairly dynamic dialogue” with Türkiye, noting Ankara has linked the opening of the border to the signing of the Armenia–Azerbaijan peace deal.

According to the minister, the recently initialled peace agreement should pave the way for the reopening of Armenian–Turkish infrastructure.

“Türkiye is also interested in the swift unblocking of infrastructure,” he added.

On August 8, 2025, a summit in Washington hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump brought together Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

The leaders signed a joint declaration setting out a seven-point framework centred on sovereignty, territorial integrity, and renunciation of force. Their foreign ministers also initialled a draft “Agreement on Establishment of Peace and Inter-State Relations,” in the presence of Trump, Aliyev, and Pashinyan. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed it as a historic step toward lasting peace.

A central element is the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP), also known as the Zangezur Corridor — a transit link through Armenia’s Syunik province connecting Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave.

By Aghakazim Guliyev