One year has passed since the landmark meeting in Washington between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, US President Donald Trump and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Aug. 8, 2025.
On that date, the three leaders signed a Joint Declaration on the outcome of the Washington talks.
The declaration stated that Ilham Aliyev, Nikol Pashinyan and Donald Trump witnessed the initialling by the foreign ministers of the agreed text of the Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia. It also noted that additional steps were required before the agreement could be formally signed and ratified.
The meeting, held with the participation of President Trump, is regarded as one of the most significant milestones in the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
The Joint Declaration on the outcome of the Washington meeting reaffirmed the parties' commitment to the peace agenda and their readiness to build relations based on the principles of international law.
The document stresses the inadmissibility of the use of force or threats of force and highlights the importance of building the region's future on cooperation and mutual respect.
One of the key points of the declaration is the parties' stated intention to close the chapter of hostility caused by the past conflict.
The document specifically emphasizes that revanchism will not be tolerated and that future relations will be based on peace and cooperation. This approach is viewed as an important political message aimed at creating an environment of trust in the region.
The initialling of the peace agreement text between Azerbaijan and Armenia was regarded as a significant breakthrough in the years-long negotiation process and a step toward establishing the legal foundations for a future peace treaty.
Following the Washington meeting, the OSCE Minsk Group officially ceased its activities at the request of Azerbaijan and Armenia. After the initialling of the agreement, restrictions on cargo transit from Azerbaijan to Armenia were lifted, allowing shipments such as Russian and Kazakh wheat to be transported to Armenia through Azerbaijani territory. Azerbaijan also began supplying its oil products to Armenia.
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