Peace deal with Azerbaijan could be signed soon, Armenian FM says

BAKU, Azerbaijan (MNTV) — Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said he hopes a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed in the coming months, signaling momentum in long-running negotiations between the South Caucasus rivals.

Speaking at a session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Jan. 28, Mirzoyan said the core elements of peace include the unblocking of regional communications and mutual assistance in transit, according to Armenian media cited by Trend.

“I hope that a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed in the coming months,” Mirzoyan said, adding that cooperation on transport routes would be a key component of a lasting settlement.

He also said the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, or TRIPP, could serve as a conceptual framework for peace and cooperation in the South Caucasus.

The initiative stems from an Aug. 8, 2025, trilateral meeting in Washington involving U.S. President Donald Trump, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Following the talks, Aliyev and Pashinyan signed a joint declaration on advancing peace and establishing transport links between mainland Azerbaijan and its Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

During the same meeting, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Mirzoyan initialed a draft “Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia.”

The two foreign ministers also signed a joint appeal to the OSCE chairman-in-office calling for the closure of the OSCE Minsk Process, which had long mediated the conflict. If finalized, the agreement would mark a major step toward normalizing relations after decades of hostilities.