The agreement stipulates that both parties recognize and respect each other’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, the inviolability of their international borders, and political independence. The international borders are considered the borders of the republics subject to the Soviet Union. Baku and Yerevan also commit not to deploy forces of any third party along the shared border. Pending the demarcation of the shared border, they must implement mutually agreed security and confidence-building measures, including in the military field, to ensure security and stability in the border areas.
Earlier today, the Kremlin (the Russian presidency) announced that, at the initiative of the Armenian side, a phone conversation was held between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Kremlin stated in a press release: “At the initiative of the Armenian side, a phone conversation took place between Vladimir Putin and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan.”
On the previous Friday, US President Donald Trump announced that, under a bilateral peace agreement, the countries will reopen trade, travel, and diplomatic relations. The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a statement the day before yesterday, calling for the resolution of the OSCE Minsk Group concerning the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This was stated in a declaration issued following a trilateral meeting in Washington between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, US President Donald Trump, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. It added, “We call on all participating countries in the OSCE to accept this decision.”
