Pashinyan aims to achieve signing of initialed peace agreement with Azerbaijan by 2031

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that signing and ratifying the initialed peace agreement with Azerbaijan is one of his most important upcoming tasks and that he has set himself the goal of achieving this during the tenure of the current government, by 2031.

The Pashinyan administration’s 2026–2031 program focuses on strengthening and further institutionalizing the established peace between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as achieving the signing and ratification of the peace agreement.

Pashinyan, speaking at the Cabinet meeting, emphasized that the peace agreement is a priority on his work agenda.

The prime minister noted that this goal does not mean abandoning other agendas.

“But I have also set this task for myself, with a specific timeline: to achieve its resolution by 2031. Naturally, this is also a task for the government and, more broadly, for our political team. But, as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, I also consider it very important on my personal agenda that we resolve this issue by 2031,” Pashinyan said.

Pashinyan added that this priority was not based on a newly formed perception. He also said that he believes achieving the goal is possible.

“Of course, it is not as though this perception has only just emerged, but I also want to say that I see that this is possible. Otherwise, I would not be raising this issue in this and other formats,” he said.

Pashinyan stressed that the government must focus on this agenda while ensuring that other strategic programs are not relegated to the background. In this context, he mentioned the TRIPP project, the opening of transport links, economic development, as well as the agendas that emerged during the revolution.

The signing and ratification of the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan will bring a significant chapter in the history of Armenia and the Armenian people as a whole to a close and open a new one, with new directions and a new logic, Pashinyan said.

Pashinyan again stressed that, among the most important items on the agenda, the signing and ratification of the peace agreement is the most important for him.

Armenia and Azerbaijan initialed the peace agreement in Washington in August 2025.