Pashinyan says Armenia-Azerbaijan peace is ‘visible and tangible’

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Saturday that peace established between Armenia and Azerbaijan a year ago is “visible and tangible,” calling the Aug. 8, 2025, agreement a historic turning point for his country.

Pashinyan said Armenia now refers to the trilateral summit held at the White House with U.S. President Donald Trump as a “Peace Summit” and the joint declaration signed by the sides as a “Peace Declaration.”

“The peace established between Armenia and Azerbaijan is visible and tangible to everyone,” Pashinyan said.

He said Armenian voters reaffirmed their support for peace in the June 7 parliamentary elections, but acknowledged that the peace process had not yet reached its final stage.

The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, initialed by the two countries’ foreign ministers in Washington last year, still requires signing and ratification, while border delimitation has yet to be completed, Pashinyan said.

Pashinyan calls agreement turning point

Pashinyan described Aug. 8, 2025, as a dividing line in Armenia’s history, saying the country had been in an “impasse” before the agreement and now faces “boundless prospects.”

He also highlighted the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) project, saying it would soon help end Armenia’s isolation and become an economic backbone for the country and the region.

Pashinyan said the project could also encourage Armenia and Azerbaijan to view each other as neighbors rather than “obstacles.”

He urged abandoning rhetoric about territorial and “reversionary” rights and focusing on the irreversible peaceful coexistence of the two peoples.

Pashinyan thanked Trump for his efforts to establish peace and congratulated the peoples of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the anniversary.

“At last, we have a day that brings us peace rather than inflaming us,” he said.

Deal signed at White House last year

In August last year, the two South Caucasus neighbors signed a joint declaration at a trilateral summit at the White House with Trump, aiming to end decades of conflict.

The declaration included commitments to cease hostilities, reopen transport routes and normalize relations.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought a series of cross-border wars over the Karabakh region within Azerbaijan since the late 1980s.

Baku fully liberated its territory in 2023.

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