State Department releases documents signed by Azerbaijan and Armenia in Washington

The US State Department has published the official documents signed following the trilateral summit between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which took place in Washington, D.C., on August 8.

According to Caliber.Az, citing the State Department, the documents describe the meeting involving US President Donald Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as “historic” and a step that, according to the US side, marks the beginning of “a new era of peace in the South Caucasus region.”

“The United States, along with the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, hereby publishes the finalised documents from President Trump’s historic August 8 meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan — a meeting that will usher in a new era of peace in the South Caucasus region,” the statement reads.

The released documents include:

• The Joint Declaration by the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia outlining the outcomes of their meeting in Washington, D.C.

• A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan establishing a Strategic Working Group to develop a Charter on Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

• An MoU between the United States and Armenia on the Crossroads of Peace Capacity Building Partnership.

• An MoU between the United States and Armenia concerning an AI and Semiconductor Innovation Partnership.

• An MoU between the United States and Armenia regarding an Energy Security Partnership.

According to the State Department, these agreements are intended to lay the groundwork for deepened cooperation and to promote lasting peace and stability in the South Caucasus.

By Tamilla Hasanova