Speaking at the autumn session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in Istanbul, Armenian MP Maria Karapetyan highlighted the August 8 Washington agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan as the beginning of a new era of peace.
She expressed hope that Armenia will soon have an open land border and diplomatic relations with neighboring Turkey.
“On August 8 in Washington, Armenia and Azerbaijan took a historic step by initialing a peace agreement and reaffirming their commitment to reopening all communications based on full respect for sovereignty and jurisdiction. Armenia and the U.S. also agreed to work together—and with other aligned partners—on the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity,” she said.
According to Karapetyan, the initiative is a broad infrastructure program involving railways, pipelines, electricity grids, and internet cables spanning across Armenia.
“In this context, dear colleagues, when discussing infrastructure in the South Caucasus, it is crucial to use legitimate and mutually agreed terminology that respects territorial integrity and sovereignty,” she emphasized.
Karapetyan noted that Azerbaijan announced in October it had lifted all restrictions on transit of goods from Armenia through its territory. Аccording to her, President Aliyev declared this as proof that peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan exists not only on paper but in practice. Armenia, she said, expressed its gratitude and confirmed its readiness to enable transit from Turkey to Azerbaijan and between the two parts of Azerbaijan via roads in Armenian territory.
She also pointed to ongoing grain shipments to Armenia from Kazakhstan and Russia through Azerbaijan and Georgia as evidence that the broader region is already benefiting from open communication.
Karapetyan concluded by stating that Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia can strengthen one another and enhance the South Caucasus’s role as a key transit hub connecting Europe, the Black Sea, Turkey, the Caspian Sea, and Central Asia.
“This new regional environment creates real opportunities for the EU’s Global Gateway strategy and the Middle Corridor,” she said.
On August 8, a trilateral summit was held at the White House between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The meeting concluded with a joint declaration, and the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan initialed a peace agreement on interstate relations in the presence of the three leaders.
