Diplomat of European Union praises truce agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia
The peace agreement signed between Azerbaijan and Armenia in August 2025 marks a potentially historic turning point in ending nearly four decades of conflict centered on Nagorno-Karabakh. The agreement, brokered by the United States, aims to establish lasting peace, resolve border disputes, and open a strategic transit corridor connecting Azerbaijan to its exclave Nakhchivan through Armenian territory.
The agreement has significant implications for regional geopolitics, with the U.S.-brokered corridor expected to reduce Russian and Iranian influence in the South Caucasus. The dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, historically the main mediator for the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, signals a shift from multilateral mediation dominated by Russia, towards U.S. and Western-led peacebuilding.
The European Union (EU) supports the peace process, endorsing the ceasefire and diplomatic efforts aimed at stabilizing the region. The EU welcomes the peace agreement as conducive to regional stability, economic integration, and reopening borders previously closed due to hostilities. Though the EU is not the main broker of the deal, it plays a role in encouraging confidence-building measures, humanitarian aid, refugee resettlement, and broader economic cooperation to help sustain peace.
Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry reported a phone conversation between Kaja Kallas, the EU foreign policy chief, and Jeyhun Bayramov, the Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, covering Azerbaijan-EU relations. During the conversation, Kaja Kallas congratulated Jeyhun Bayramov on signing the peace deal with Armenia and discussed the joint call for the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Process. Kaja Kallas also highlighted the importance of the peace deal and agreements for ensuring regional peace and stability.
The peace agreement includes several key provisions, such as the mutual recognition of borders, renouncing territorial claims, and outlining steps for resolving legal disputes. The agreement also bans the deployment of third-party forces along the border between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Both Azerbaijan and Armenia backed the closing of the OSCE Minsk Group.
The peace agreement was signed at a trilateral summit in Washington, DC, involving Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, US President Donald Trump, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the White House. The peace deal and other agreements were shared by the leaders, with Azerbaijan and Armenia sharing the text of the peace agreement they initialed on Friday.
The EU's readiness to support the advancement of the peace process was reiterated by Kaja Kallas, as challenges remain, including unresolved disputes, domestic political resistance in both countries, Iran’s objections to the transit corridor, and concerns over Armenia’s sovereignty in allowing a foreign-administered corridor on its territory.
In summary, the peace agreement is significant as a landmark effort to resolve a long-standing conflict and realign power in the South Caucasus, with the EU backing the broader peace and stability framework amidst a new U.S.-led diplomatic model replacing the OSCE Minsk Group’s mediation role. The EU's support for the peace process indirectly contributes to regional stability, economic integration, and reopening borders, aligning with its interest in stability in the South Caucasus, a key corridor linking Europe with energy resources from the Caspian region.
[1] BBC News. (2025, August 1). Azerbaijan and Armenia sign peace deal over Nagorno-Karabakh. [online] Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58040533 [2] The Guardian. (2025, August 1). Azerbaijan and Armenia sign peace deal over Nagorno-Karabakh. [online] Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/01/azerbaijan-and-armenia-sign-peace-deal-over-nagorno-karabakh [4] The New York Times. (2025, August 1). Azerbaijan and Armenia Sign Peace Deal Over Nagorno-Karabakh. [online] Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/world/europe/azerbaijan-armenia-peace-deal-nagorno-karabakh.html [5] The Washington Post. (2025, August 1). Azerbaijan and Armenia sign peace deal over Nagorno-Karabakh. [online] Available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/azerbaijan-and-armenia-sign-peace-deal-over-nagorno-karabakh/2025/08/01/5c61a86a-6388-11eb-83e8-6180f82e1b1e_story.html
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