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DOI: 10.57192/18291864-2026.1-289

LEGAL AND POLITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DOCUMENTS SIGNED ON AUGUST 8, 2025, IN WASHINGTON BETWEEN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN

After the 44-day Artsakh War in 2020 and especially the complete de-Armenization of Artsakh as a result of the further aggression unleashed by Azerbaijan in September 2023, the balance of power in the South Caucasus region radically changed. In the new realities, negotiations began on a peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, within the framework of which the agreements reached were summarized in a document signed by the leaders of the two countries in Washington on August 8, 2025, under the witness of the US President.

This article provides a detailed analysis of the joint statement signed by Armenia and Azerbaijan, the initialed peace treaty, and the memorandum of understanding on the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group. The negotiations between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the provisions of the document initialed in Washington, as well as the packages of proposals submitted to each other, are also discussed.

The aim of the article is to demonstrate, through a substantive analysis of the mentioned documents, the significance of both them and the TRIPP project in establishing real peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan and ensuring stability and development in the South Caucasus region.

A MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT OF EUROPEAN ARMENOLOGY

Contemporary Armenian studies were enriched in 2024 by a valuable new German-language publication, co-authored by distinguished Armenologists, German Professor Tessa Hofmann and Norwegian Dr. Winfried K. Dallmann. The substantial volume, titled “Das geopolitische Schicksal Armeniens. Vergangenheit und Gegenwart” (“The Geopolitical Fate of Armenia: Past and Present”), is original and highly significant from multiple perspectives. First and foremost, the book presents a comprehensive history of the Armenian people from the earliest times to the present day. Importantly, it provides scholarly and compelling interpretations of issues related to different historical periods, issues on which the perspectives of foreign researchers at times lacked objectivity. Secondly, the work is structured two parts and comprises eighteen chapters. The first part presents the millennia-long history of the Armenian people up to the declaration of independence of the Third Republic of Armenia, while the second part, consisting of eight chapters, covers the events of the following thirty-five years. This testifies to the authors’ recognition of the importance of the modern period, marked by both triumph and tragedy, challenges, victories and defeats, as well as a host of unresolved issues. Central of this era lies the Artsakh conflict and the developments directly related to and surrounding it.

Another important merit of the book is the fact that the narrative is thoroughly mapped out. In other words, when presenting Armenia across different historical periods, the authors include corresponding maps, which make the material more concrete and render the authors’ conclusions and generalizations more compelling and irrefutable.

The work, which offers a comprehensive account not only of Armenia and the Artsakh conflict but also of the history of the Armenian diaspora, serves as a unique encyclopedia or textbook for anyone seeking deep and thorough knowledge of these subjects, as well as of the regional and international developments that have unfolded in these contexts.