Armenian premier says peace deal with Azerbaijan could be signed in 2027-2028

By Burc Eruygur

ISTANBUL (AA) - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday that the initialed peace agreement with neighboring Azerbaijan could be signed in 2027-2028, state news agency Armenpress reported.

In response to a question about the deal at a news briefing, Pashinyan said Yerevan needs to continue working with Baku.

On Aug. 8, 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Pashinyan initialed an agreement and, along with Trump, signed a joint declaration at a summit in the White House, aiming to end decades of conflict, with commitments to cease hostilities, reopen transport routes, and normalize relations.

In this context, Pashinyan was quoted as saying that the implementation of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), a transit corridor project linking Azerbaijan with its autonomous Nakhchivan exclave through southern Armenia, is also important.

“Of course, one has nothing to do with the other, but we are now beginning to implement the TRIPP project,” Pashinyan said.

Pashinyan said he does not rule out holding snap parliamentary elections to adopt a new Constitution, and that they will publish draft of the new document "in the near future," launch discussions, and submit it to parliament.

"We will try to persuade our opposition colleagues that this is a very important and fundamental issue, one that concerns determining and resolving the question of the continuity of the Armenian state. We will try to persuade them. If that does not work, we will pursue other scenarios, including holding snap elections," he said.

Earlier in the day, Pashinyan said they are entering the implementation phase of the TRIPP project. At a working visit to the southern most Syunik province, he said a development company for the project will be established in the near future.

"We are now essentially in the final stage of establishing the company, and once it is established, the work carried out, including as our contribution, will be transferred to the company," he added.

Burç Eruygur