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Pashinyan Declares Peace with Azerbaijan, Cites Progress on Regional Transport Project
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Pashinyan Declares Peace with Azerbaijan, Cites Progress on Regional Transport Project

From Cumhuriyet · (8m ago) Turkish Positive tone

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that Armenia and Azerbaijan are now at peace, citing two years without military action or casualties.
  • He highlighted the 2022 European Political Community summit decision based on the Alma-Ata Declaration, where both countries recognized each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
  • Pashinyan also mentioned the 'Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity' (TRIPP) project, aimed at opening regional transport routes to foster peace and stability.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared a new era of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, marking a significant shift after decades of conflict. Speaking at the 8th Summit of the European Political Community in Yerevan, Pashinyan emphasized the critical role this platform played in fostering dialogue and ultimately achieving a peace agreement.

We are now at peace with Azerbaijan. There has been no shooting for two years, and no casualties. This is an unprecedented situation since our independence.

— Nikol PashinyanDescribing the current state of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

He recalled a "game-changing" decision made at the 2022 summit, where Armenia and Azerbaijan mutually recognized each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty based on the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration. This fundamental understanding, Pashinyan asserted, paved the way for a realistic peace treaty, culminating in the August 2025 peace summit in Washington.

Pashinyan further elaborated on the 'Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity' (TRIPP) project, a post-peace initiative designed to unlock regional transportation corridors. He believes this project will contribute significantly to peace by establishing new international routes along the East-West and North-South axes, thereby stabilizing global supply chains.

Armenia and Azerbaijan recognized each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty based on the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration.

— Nikol PashinyanHighlighting the foundational agreement for peace.

"We are now at peace with Azerbaijan. There has been no shooting for two years, and no casualties. This is an unprecedented situation since our independence," Pashinyan stated, underscoring the historic nature of the current calm. He expressed Armenia's commitment to working closely with Azerbaijan to consolidate and institutionalize this peace. Pashinyan also noted the symbolic participation of Azerbaijan's President, albeit online, in an Armenian-hosted event, and expressed hope for reciprocal engagement in the future.

This project will contribute to peace by opening regional transport routes and creating new international corridors along the East-West and North-South axes.

— Nikol PashinyanExplaining the goals of the TRIPP project.
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