Russia confirms 2020–2022 Armenia-Azerbaijan trilateral agreements remain in force Addressing Pashinyan’s rhetoric

Trilateral agreements between Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan, reached between 2020 and 2022 and concerning the unblocking of all communications in the South Caucasus, remain in effect, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

Commenting on documents signed in Washington, Zakharova stressed the importance of ensuring that peace processes in the South Caucasus are sustainable and long-term, taking into account the interests of all regional states and their neighbours, Caliber.Az reports, citing Russian media.

“Involvement of external actors should not fuel conflict potential or create new dividing lines. This approach applies to the unblocking of regional communications,” the diplomat said, noting that none of the parties has withdrawn from the agreements.

Addressing Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s statement that the trilateral agreements are now a thing of the past, Zakharova described it as “another figure of speech,” adding that the same could be said of the prime minister’s own recent remarks.

She emphasised that linguistic or stylistic debates about withdrawal are one matter, but the documents themselves are another.

“It is the facts, not personal phrasing, that should be the focus of commentary,” she said.

Note that, on August 28, Pashinyan declared the trilateral statement of November 10, 2020, “outdated and no longer applicable,” calling it irrelevant to current realities.

Speaking after a government meeting, Pashinyan said the framework of the 2020 accord — signed by Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia to end the Second Karabakh War — “has been overtaken by recent developments.”

“Returning to the trilateral agreement of November 10, 2020, no longer makes sense, as the document belongs to the past,” he stated.

Pashinyan highlighted a new phase in Armenia-Azerbaijan relations that began on August 8, 2025, with the formal establishment of peace, while criticising the domestic opposition for “denial and obstructionism” in response to the breakthrough.

By Aghakazim Guliyev