Pashinyan: EPC format important for peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan

The format of the European Political Community (EPC) is extremely important for establishing peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the European Political Community summit in Yerevan, according to Report.

"EPC format is very, very important. It played a crucial role in establishing peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In 2022, on the margins on the first EPC summit in Prague, a quadrilateral meeting was organized by President of France Emmanuel Macron and President of European Council Charles Michel. And there, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and I took a game-changing decision. Armenia and Azerbaijan recognized each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty based on the Almaty Declaration of 1991," Pashinyan said.

He said this understanding created a realistic possibility to reach a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan, outlined the architecture of the future peace and led the parties to the Washington Peace Summit in August 2025.

"There, in the White House, with the support and participation of US President Donald Trump, President of Azerbaijan and I adopted peace declaration. The US President also signed it as a witness. In the presence of the three leaders, foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan initiated the agreement on the establishment of peace and interstate relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan," Pashinyan reminded.

He also touched upon the Trump Route: "Now we have peace with Azerbaijan. It is already two years that we have had no casualties as a result of shootings with Azerbaijan. And these are unprecedented years since our independence. Now we are working closely with Azerbaijan to strengthen and institutionalize the peace of our two countries," he said.