U.S.-Armenia-Azerbaijan Joint Statement
Export agreement coding (PDF)Country/entity
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Nagorno-KarabakhRegion
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and EurasiaAgreement name
U.S.-Armenia-Azerbaijan Joint StatementDate
25 Oct 2020Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Interstate/intrastate conflict(s) ( )Stage
RenewalConflict nature
TerritoryPeace process
Armenia-Azerbaijan-Nagorno Karabakh: Process 2020Parties
Governments of the United States of America, the Republic of Armenia, and the Republic of AzerbaijanThird parties
-Description
Reaffirmation of a ceasefire agreement in the presence of US Deputy Secretary of State.
Groups
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Gender
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State definition
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Governance
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Power sharing
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Human rights and equality
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Rights institutions
- NHRI
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- Regional or international human rights institutions
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Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
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- State of emergency provisions
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- Prisons and detention
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- Traditional Laws
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Socio-economic reconstruction
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- Banks
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Land, property and environment
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- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
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- Cultural heritage
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- Environment
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- Water or riparian rights or access
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Security sector
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- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→General commitmentsPage 1
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Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun on October 24, 2020 and reaffirmed their countries’ commitment to implement and abide by the humanitarian ceasefire agreed in Moscow on October 10, which were reaffirmed in the statement issued from Paris on October 17, in accordance with the October 1, 2020 joint statement of United States President Donald J. Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The humanitarian ceasefire will take effect at 08:00 a.m. local time (12:00 a.m.EDT) on October 26, 2020. The United States facilitated intensive negotiations among the Foreign Ministers and the Minsk Group Co-Chairs to move Armenia and Azerbaijan closer to a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. - Police
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- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
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- Withdrawal of foreign forces
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Transitional justice
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- Prisoner release
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- Vetting
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- Victims
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- Missing persons
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- Reparations
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- Reconciliation
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Implementation
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- Other international signatory
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- Referendum for agreement
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- International mission/force/similar
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- Enforcement mechanism
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- Related cases
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- SourceUS Department of State website. https://www.state.gov/u-s-armenia-azerbaijan-joint-statement/ (Accessed on 10 November 2020)
The text of the following joint statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, the Republic of Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan on October 25, 2020.
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Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov met with Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E. Biegun on October 24, 2020 and reaffirmed their countries’ commitment to implement and abide by the humanitarian ceasefire agreed in Moscow on October 10, which were reaffirmed in the statement issued from Paris on October 17, in accordance with the October 1, 2020 joint statement of United States President Donald J. Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The humanitarian ceasefire will take effect at 08:00 a.m. local time (12:00 a.m. EDT) on October 26, 2020.
The United States facilitated intensive negotiations among the Foreign Ministers and the Minsk Group Co-Chairs to move Armenia and Azerbaijan closer to a peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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