The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) positively assesses the trends towards the conclusion of a comprehensive peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The leadership of the alliance expresses its belief that the final settlement of bilateral relations will become the main guarantee of long-term stability in the entire South Caucasus.
Speaking at the session of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly, the general secretary of the organization, Taalatbek Masadikov, emphasized that the alliance continues to focus on regional developments and records hopeful diplomatic developments. The current optimism is largely based on the historic agreements reached in Washington in August 2025.
It should be reminded that within the framework of the tripartite declaration signed with the participation of the USA, Yerevan agreed to grant Washington exclusive rights for 99 years to develop the infrastructural “Route 741”. This transport corridor, which will continue to operate exclusively under the legislation of Armenia, will provide a land connection between Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan. It is expected that the American side will hand over the management of the road to the international consortium on a sublease basis.
Within the framework of the same negotiation process, the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan initialed and published the text of the peace treaty, as well as signed a joint application on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group.
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