Peace with Armenia hinges on constitutional changes, Baku says

Azerbaijan expects Armenia to amend its constitution and fully renounce territorial claims against Baku before a formal peace agreement can be signed, the country’s Foreign Minister, Jeyhun Bayramov, has said.

Speaking at a special government session reviewing the outcomes of President Ilham Aliyev’s recent visit to Washington, Bayramov stressed that the joint declaration signed in the US highlights the importance of uninterrupted access to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic as an integral part of Azerbaijan, Caliber.Az reports per local media.

“The Zangezur corridor, part of which will pass through Armenian territory, will ensure cohesive internal connectivity within Azerbaijan and promote regional economic integration.

This project will also expand trade and transport opportunities across the region,” Bayramov added.

To recall, on August 8, 2025, a Joint Declaration was signed in Washington during a summit hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, attended by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

The leaders endorsed a joint declaration outlining a seven-point framework emphasising sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the renunciation of force.

Foreign ministers from both nations initialled a draft “Agreement on Establishment of Peace and Inter-State Relations,” witnessed by Trump, Aliyev, and Pashinyan. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised the deal as a historic step toward enduring peace.

A key feature of the agreement is the creation of the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP), also called the Zangezur Corridor — a transit passage through Armenia’s Syunik province connecting mainland Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave.

By Aghakazim Guliyev