On August 8, Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan formally agreed to end military confrontations through a joint declaration. The signing ceremony was hosted at the White House under the facilitation of U.S. President Donald Trump.
"This marks a historic achievement for peace. Both nations have committed to ending all armed conflict permanently, restoring economic ties, reopening travel routes, reestablishing diplomatic channels, and mutually recognizing sovereignty and territorial boundaries," Trump stated during the document's signing.
The U.S. president further mentioned that Washington had secured agreements with both countries to collaborate in energy, commerce, and technological sectors. Additionally, defense cooperation restrictions against Azerbaijan would be lifted.
A key provision of the declaration involves establishing a transit route connecting mainland Azerbaijan to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic via Armenian territory. Trump emphasized this arrangement would ensure Azerbaijan's access to Nakhchivan while "fully upholding Armenia's sovereign rights."
This development follows the November 2020 ceasefire mediated by Russian President Vladimir Putin after Armenian troops suffered setbacks in Nagorno-Karabakh. The new agreement supersedes the previous conflict-resolution framework involving Russia, France, and the United States, as reported by BBC Russian Service.