French foreign ministry: Azerbaijan and Armenia take decisive steps toward peace over the year
Azerbaijan and Armenia have taken important and decisive steps over the year to make peace a tangible reality for the peoples of the two countries.
This is stated in a declaration by Pascal Confavreux, spokesperson for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the anniversary of the Washington summit held on August 8, 2025.
"August 8, 2026, marks the first anniversary of the historic agreement aimed at normalizing relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Over the past year, the authorities of both countries have taken important and bold steps to make peace a tangible reality for their peoples," the statement says.
According to him, France expects this process to continue with the signing and ratification of a peace treaty between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the opening of borders and the development of regional transport connectivity, so that "the South Caucasus once again becomes a space of full-fledged cooperation and a link between Europe and Asia."
He added that France, together with its European partners, will continue to actively contribute to this process with full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and Armenia.
