RA FM: Agreements signed in Washington mark a significant turning  point in relations between Yerevan and Baku

ArmInfo.  The Armenian authorities' most important and top priority task  is to create a secure and peaceful environment around the country, as stated by RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on October 27 during the debates on  the draft state budget for 2026.

Mirzoyan highlighted the importance of  this environment for  Armenia's development, particularly in terms of normalizing relations  with Azerbaijan and their further institutionalization. In this  context, Mirzoyan pointed to a key event  in the United States this  year, where the Declaration on the End of Military Conflict was  signed on August 8 and the agreement between Yerevan and Baku on the  establishment of peace and interstate relations was initialed.  Mirzoyan described these documents signed in Washington as a turning  point, without downplaying the work that had been done previously.  "As a result, peace was established between Armenia and Azerbaijan,  and the parties committed to mutual respect for each other's  territorial integrity, political independence, and recognition of  borders within the framework of the Almaty Declaration. As part of  these agreements, the process of unblocking communications in the  region began," the Armenian Foreign Minister said.

He emphasized the importance of making all the signed documents  public, especially in light of the misinformation being spread about  the agreements reached. Mirzoyan also pointed out that the unblocking  of communications in the region is a large-scale undertaking. Armenia  had been under a blockade for over 30 years, and now the two  countries have agreed to unblock the region. "First and foremost, we  are discussing the unblocking of Armenia, as well as the  Nakhchivan-Azerbaijan connection. Moreover, the infrastructure  passing through Armenia will be operated by the Republic of Armenia.  This connection can be used not only for the construction of a  railway, but also for electrical cables, gas supply systems, oil  pipelines, and telecommunications," the Minister noted.  He expressed  optimism about the agreements reached, expressing hope for the rapid  achievement of significant results in this area.