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.