Former Soviet nations agree to renounce territorial claims
(MENAFN) Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity under a peace agreement initialed in Washington on Friday, according to the published document.
The two former Soviet republics had long been at odds over Nagorno-Karabakh, a predominantly ethnic-Armenian region that seceded from Baku after the USSR’s collapse. The region was a flashpoint for decades of conflict until Azerbaijan regained control by force in 2023.
The 17-point agreement confirms that neither country holds territorial claims against the other and pledges that no such claims will be raised in the future. Both nations also commit to refraining from the use or threat of force, preventing third parties from staging attacks from their territories, and avoiding the deployment of foreign troops along their shared border.
Following ratification, Armenia and Azerbaijan plan to exchange ambassadors, pursue additional bilateral agreements, and establish a commission to ensure full implementation of the accord and peaceful resolution of future disputes.
The agreement was initialed by the foreign ministers of both countries in Washington, with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and US President Donald Trump present. The leaders also signed a joint declaration calling for ratification and further bilateral cooperation.
The declaration highlights the development of the Zangezur corridor, a key transport route linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhichevan exclave through southern Armenia along the Iranian border. Armenia and the US will work with “mutually determined third parties” to create a framework for this project
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