Deputy PM Grigoryan: Washington deal gives impetus to Armenia–Azerbaijan border talks

The agreement reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington on August 8 has created a mutual incentive to continue the border delimitation process.

Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan stated this during a government Q&A session in the National Assembly, responding to a question from Civil Contract faction MP Sergey Bagratyan about whether the provisions of the August 8 agreement are linked to the delimitation process, Caliber.Az reports, citing Armenian media.

“In a broader sense, of course. The events of August 8 immediately led to the emergence of a mutual incentive to continue the delimitation process. And that is precisely what is being discussed. Moreover, the negotiations have become more specific regarding the position of infrastructure and, depending on that, which sectors we need to delimit in order to have a working basis for the start of design works. Both issues are part of the delimitation process. However, it is not excluded that we will carry out the delimitation of certain sections ahead of schedule to contribute to the development of the TRIPP infrastructure,” Grigoryan noted.

Grigoryan said that contacts with his Azerbaijani counterpart Shahin Mustafayev are ongoing.

He recalled the mutual visits that took place in September, which were related to the possible border delimitation process within the framework of TRIPP. There are also separate working contacts concerning the continuation of the border delimitation process. According to him, these contacts are of a constructive nature.

The Washington Summit on August 8, 2025, marked a significant breakthrough in Armenia–Azerbaijan relations. Hosted by the United States, the meeting resulted in the initialling of a “Peace and Inter-State Relations” agreement between Baku and Yerevan, witnessed by the U.S. President. The declaration outlined commitments to normalise relations, open communications and transit routes—particularly between mainland Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan via Armenian territory—and accelerate border delimitation.

By Vugar Khalilov