BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 8. The United States has highlighted the progress achieved in Azerbaijan-Armenia relations over the past year, describing the Washington Summit of August 8, 2025, as a historic milestone that laid the foundation for lasting peace after decades of conflict.
U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires in Azerbaijan Amy Carlon made the remarks in a video message published on the embassy’s official X account marking the first anniversary of the summit.
"Exactly one year ago today, on August 8th, President Trump hosted President Aliyev and Prime Minister Pashinyan at the White House for a historic peace summit," Carlon said.
She noted that during the summit, the three leaders initialed an agreement that created the groundwork for sustainable peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia following more than three decades of conflict. "On this historic anniversary, I am so pleased to reflect on the successes that have been achieved over the past year," Carlon stated.
According to the U.S. diplomat, since August 8, 2025, the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia have demonstrated commitment to the spirit of the White House Summit and taken "bold and concrete steps" toward achieving durable peace.
Carlon pointed to the development of practical cooperation between the two countries, including civil society contacts and emerging cross-border trade. "When I arrived in Baku last June, few would have imagined that just one year later, we would see regular civil society exchanges and nascent cross-border trade, including regular Armenian purchases of Azerbaijani fuel," she said.
A key component of the Washington agreements was the establishment of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), which Carlon described as an important project for regional connectivity. "This route will provide Azerbaijan unimpeded access to Nakhchivan and boost integration and East-West connectivity, providing reciprocal economic benefits and prosperity to Azerbaijan and the greater region," she said.
Carlon added that the TRIPP project had made significant progress over the past year and would continue to advance. The U.S. diplomat also highlighted the expansion of Azerbaijan-U.S. relations following the Washington Summit. She noted that President Trump and President Ilham Aliyev signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at taking bilateral ties to a new level.
According to Carlon, this process later resulted in the signing of the U.S.-Azerbaijan Charter on Strategic Partnership in Baku in February 2026. "Since then, working with our Azerbaijani partners, we have begun implementing the strategic partnership," she said.
Carlon noted that cooperation between the two countries has expanded through increased high-level contacts, the signing of a memorandum on cooperation in critical minerals, the first U.S.-Azerbaijan Economic Dialogue, and major commercial agreements involving U.S. companies. "We've seen more high-level visits by senior government officials and private sector representatives in both directions than at any time since Azerbaijani independence," she stated.
She emphasized that the progress achieved over the past year demonstrates the potential of cooperation between the countries. "President Trump has made clear the U.S. commitment to peace and prosperity in the South Caucasus region. And the progress we have made over the past year shows what is possible when we work together," Carlon said.
On August 8, 2025, following a trilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint declaration on establishing peace between Baku and Yerevan and restoring transport connectivity between mainland Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The initiative was named the "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity."
As part of the meeting, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenia's Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan initialed the draft "Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia" and signed a joint appeal by the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia to the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office calling for the termination of the OSCE Minsk Process, the mandate of the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on the conflict dealt with by the Minsk Conference, and the High-Level Planning Group.
