Yerevan: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan has moved into a phase where the provisions of official agreements are now set for implementation. This statement was made during his address at the Orbeli Forum 2025: Building Peace and Multilateral Cooperation, where he described the process as a 'strategic deal' between the two nations.

According to Anadolu Agency, Pashinyan explained that the essence of the deal involves Armenia and Azerbaijan recognizing each other's territorial integrity based on the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration. The agreement includes opening regional communications as per the Washington Declaration, carrying out delimitation based on the already agreed-upon regulation, and ensuring peaceful coexistence. This vision is encapsulated in the initialed peace agreement.

Pashinyan emphasized that achieving peace requires 'daily attention,' and reassured that the Armenian government and people are fully committed to maintaining it. In August, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a joint declaration at a trilateral summit at the White House with US President Donald Trump. This agreement aimed to end decades of conflict, with commitments to cease hostilities, reopen transport routes, and normalize relations.

The two Southern Caucasus neighbors have been involved in a series of cross-border wars in the Karabakh region within Azerbaijan since the late 1980s. Baku achieved full liberation of its territory in 2023.