YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan has already been established to a degree both in practice and in law, although the two countries have not signed a final peace treaty.
Pashinyan made the assessment in an interview with French broadcaster RFI.
He said the text of a peace agreement was initialed in Washington on Aug. 8, 2025. A joint declaration adopted by Baku and Yerevan that day committed the two sides to preserve peace and continue the normalization process.
Treaty Still Awaits Signature
Initialing the text indicates that the parties have agreed on its wording, but it does not replace a final signature or bring the treaty into force.
Azerbaijan has said Armenia must amend constitutional provisions that Baku views as territorial claims against Azerbaijan before a final agreement can be concluded. Yerevan says Armenia’s current constitutional practice does not create such claims.
Pashinyan also cited the first legally binding bilateral document signed and ratified by the two countries in 2024 as evidence that treaty-based mechanisms between them are already operating.
The formal signing of the peace agreement remains the principal unfinished step in the process.
Sources: Vesti Baku; Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia.