Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign and ratify their peace agreement as soon as possible, calling it a crucial step towards securing his country's long-term stability.
In a video address posted on social media on Tuesday 13 October, Pashinyan said finalising the agreement, already initialled by both countries, should be a priority.
“My view is that in the near future, we should focus on the work to sign and ratify the initialed peace agreement with Azerbaijan. When this happens, we will be able to state that we have laid the foundation for the longevity of Armenian statehood,” he said.
The appeal comes more than a year after the two countries made a diplomatic breakthrough in Washington, but the peace treaty remains unsigned.
On 8 August 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Pashinyan met at the White House for a summit hosted byU.S. President Donald Trump.
The countries' foreign ministers initialled an agreement designed to establish peace and normalise relations following decades of conflict.
Under the proposed treaty, both sides would recognise each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, renounce territorial claims and refrain from using force.
But initialling the document fell short of formally signing or ratifying it.
Baku insists that Armenia must first amend constitutional provisions it believes contain territorial claims against Azerbaijan before the treaty can be signed.
Yerevan rejects that interpretation, although Pashinyan has backed constitutional reform as part of his wider political agenda.
Alongside peace negotiations, Armenia and Azerbaijan are pursuing plans to restore regional transport connections.
These include the proposed Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), which would connect mainland Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave via southern Armenia.
Last week, Pashinyan also announced discussions with Russian Railways over possible rail links to Nakhchivan and Kars in Türkiye.
Despite diplomatic progress and efforts to improve regional connectivity, the constitutional dispute remains a major obstacle to signing the treaty.
Pashinyan's latest appeal signals his government's determination to push the peace process forward, but no date has been set for the agreement's formal signing.
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