`Armenia` parliamentary faction condemns concessions forced on  Armenia by Washington Declaration

ArmInfo. The latest concessions imposed on Armenia by the statement on the trilateral meeting in Washington on August 8, 2025, as well as the agreement between  Armenia and Azerbaijan, are unacceptable and reprehensible. This  statement was made by the opposition faction "Armenia" of the  National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, touching upon the  obligations assumed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan within the  framework of these agreements.

In particular, as noted in the statement, this is an attempt to  legitimize ethnic cleansing and the elimination of the Armenian trace  in Artsakh, to justify the capture of Armenian prisoners of war and  the illegal trials carried out against them, the exclusion of the  Artsakh problem from the international agenda by dissolving the OSCE  Minsk Group and the occupation of the sovereign territories of  Armenia.

"These agreements not only do not eliminate hostile actions against  Armenia, but also provide Azerbaijan with unimpeded communication on  the sovereign territory of the Republic, creating additional  conditions for limiting the country's sovereignty and aggression,"  the statement emphasizes. In this vein, the opposition faction drew  attention to the fact that the signed documents lack criteria for  justice in resolving international conflicts, as well as  international obligations to ensure and protect freedoms and  fundamental human rights. In particular, Articles 8-9 and Article 15  of the agreement contain wording that will obviously be used against  all Armenians who participated in the Artsakh liberation struggle. In  addition, as the faction noted, they disguise Azerbaijan's crimes and  deprive the Armenian side of the opportunity to use international  instruments to bring those responsible for these crimes to justice.

In this regard, the "Armenia" faction emphasized the need to  strengthen Armenia's internal and external security systems, national  and state institutions, as well as attract external allies.

"Without implementing the above issues, the documents presented  exclusively testify to the great damage inflicted on the Armenian  side. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, once again, abusing his powers  established by the Constitution and laws, is trying to mislead the  Armenian people with false propaganda of peace in order to ensure the  reproduction of his regime,"  the political force noted. At the same  time, the opposition faction is confident that it is possible to  break out of the vicious chain of defeats imposed on the people,  restore national dignity and build a strong statehood if the  reproduction of the ruling regime in the country is excluded.

On August 9, a trilateral meeting of the leaders of the United  States, Armenia and Azerbaijan was held in the White House. During  this meeting, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, US President  Donald Trump and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a joint  declaration aimed at resolving the conflict between Yerevan and Baku.

"Meanwhile, even the provisions formally proclaimed in the signed  documents on respect for the principle of territorial integrity,  mutual will to establish peace, non-interference in each other's  internal affairs do not provide for any international guarantees.  They are based solely on the desire of Azerbaijan. It is obvious that  real regional peace and long-term stability based on the free  self-determination of nations require a coincidence of interests, a  real balance of power, and the presence of international guarantees,"  the faction noted.