A year after Washington summit, Azerbaijan and Armenia deepen ties
Analysts say peace deal is producing tangible results — cargo transit, oil sales, and work on a US-backed transport route
BAKU, Azerbaijan (MNTV) — One year after a U.S.-brokered summit that marked a turning point in their decades-long conflict, Azerbaijan and Armenia are moving from political agreement toward economic cooperation, with their leaders marking the anniversary in a phone call, the outlet Trend reported.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met in Washington on Aug. 8, 2025, with backing from U.S. President Donald Trump, and initialed a peace agreement. In their anniversary call, the two discussed trade, the export of Azerbaijani oil products to Armenia, transit of goods through Azerbaijan, and a planned transport corridor known as TRIPP — the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, a link intended to connect the two countries and the wider region.
Political analyst Azer Garayev told Trend the process is producing concrete results.
Over the past year, he said, about 60,000 tons of cargo moved to and from Armenia through Azerbaijan, and Armenia bought 20,000 tons of Azerbaijani oil products — modest figures, but significant after years of severed ties.
Engineering surveys for TRIPP are underway in Armenia, he said, while Azerbaijan has nearly finished road and rail links on its side; connected to the Middle Corridor trade route, TRIPP could tie the South Caucasus more closely to Central Asia and Europe.
Garayev noted a shifting U.S. role, from political mediator to backer of regional infrastructure, citing a reported $201 million U.S. allocation to a Trans-Caspian investment fund. He cautioned that the harder stage — full implementation — is only beginning, and that lasting peace will depend on sustained trust and cooperation, not political statements alone.
The framing throughout reflects official and pro-government analysis; independent verification of the trade and infrastructure figures was not available.
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