Trilateral Statement of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Russian Federation and Armenia of January 11, 2021

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Armenia
Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh
Region
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and Eurasia
Europe and Eurasia
Agreement name
Trilateral Statement of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Russian Federation and Armenia of January 11, 2021
Date
11 Jan 2021
Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreed
Interim arrangement
Yes
Agreement/conflict level
Interstate/interstate conflict ( Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict (1991 - ) )
Stage
Implementation/renegotiation
Conflict nature
Territory
Peace process
Armenia-Azerbaijan-Nagorno Karabakh: Process 2020
Parties
Page 1.President of the Republic of Azerbaijan I.H.Aliyez
Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia N.V. Pashinyan
Third parties
Page 1. Agreement witnessed by: President of the Russian Federation V.V.Putin
Description
This statement sets out plans for a trilateral working group to unblock economic and transport communications in the region.

Agreement document
AM_AZ_210111_Trilateral Statement of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Russian Federation and Armenia.pdf | Download PDF

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Cross-border provision
Page 1, para 4. The working group will, before 1 March 2021, submit a list of activities and their implementation schedule for approval at the highest level by the Parties, which would envisage restoration and installation of new infrastructure facilities required for the organization, implementation and provision of security of international shipping carried out across the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia, as well as shipping carried out across the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia, as well as shipping carried out by the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia the implementation of which requires the crossing of the territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia.

Governance

Political institutions (new or reformed)
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Electoral commission
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Constitution
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Power sharing

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Territorial power sharing
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Economic power sharing
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Military power sharing
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Human rights and equality

Human rights/RoL general
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Bill of rights/similar
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Treaty incorporation
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Socio-economic rights
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Democracy
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Detention procedures
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Mobility/access
Page 1, para 1. With the aim of implementing Article 9 of the Statement dated 9 November 2020 in relation to the unblocking of all economic and transport communications in the region, we support the suggestion of President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin on the establishment of a trilateral working group co-chaired by deputy prime ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia and Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Page 1, para 2. The working group will hold its first meeting before 30 January 2021, as a result of which it will formulate a list of main activity directions arising from the Implementation of Article 9 of the Statement, establishing railway and automobile communication as a priority, and also determine other directions as agreed upon between the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation, hereinafter referred to as Parties.

Page 1, para 4. The working group will, before 1 March 2021, submit a list of activities and their implementation schedule for approval at the highest level by the Parties, which would envisage restoration and installation of new infrastructure facilities required for the organization, implementation and provision of security of international shipping carried out across the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia, as well as shipping carried out across the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia, as well as shipping carried out by the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia the implementation of which requires the crossing of the territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia.
Protection measures
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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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Judiciary and courts
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Prisons and detention
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Traditional Laws
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Socio-economic reconstruction

Development or socio-economic reconstruction
Socio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Infrastructure and reconstruction
Page 1, para 1. With the aim of implementing Article 9 of the Statement dated 9 November 2020 in relation to the unblocking of all economic and transport communications in the region, we support the suggestion of President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin on the establishment of a trilateral working group co-chaired by deputy prime ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia and Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Page 1, para 2. The working group will hold its first meeting before 30 January 2021, as a result of which it will formulate a list of main activity directions arising from the Implementation of Article 9 of the Statement, establishing railway and automobile communication as a priority, and also determine other directions as agreed upon between the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation, hereinafter referred to as Parties.

Page 1, para 4. The working group will, before 1 March 2021, submit a list of activities and their implementation schedule for approval at the highest level by the Parties, which would envisage restoration and installation of new infrastructure facilities required for the organization, implementation and provision of security of international shipping carried out across the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia, as well as shipping carried out across the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia, as well as shipping carried out by the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia the implementation of which requires the crossing of the territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia.
National economic plan
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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

Security Guarantees
Page 1, para 4. The working group will, before 1 March 2021, submit a list of activities and their implementation schedule for approval at the highest level by the Parties, which would envisage restoration and installation of new infrastructure facilities required for the organization, implementation and provision of security of international shipping carried out across the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia, as well as shipping carried out across the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia, as well as shipping carried out by the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia the implementation of which requires the crossing of the territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia.
Ceasefire
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Police
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Armed forces
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DDR
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Intelligence services
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Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
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Withdrawal of foreign forces
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Corruption
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Crime/organised crime
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Drugs
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Terrorism
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Transitional justice

Transitional justice general
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Amnesty/pardon
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Courts
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Mechanism
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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

UN signatory
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Other international signatory
Page 1, President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin
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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Source
Republic of Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2021. Trilateral Statement of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Russian Federation and Armenia of January 11, 2021. Available online at: https://mfa.gov.az/en/category/end-of-the-conflict-in-november-2020-and-post-conflict-situation/trilateral-statement-of-the-leaders-of-azerbaijan-russian-federation-and-armenia-of-january-11-2021 Accessed 7th March 2023.

Trilateral Statement of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Russian Federation and Armenia of January 11, 2021

11 January 2021

We, the undersigned as President of the Republic of Azerbaijan I. H. Aliyev, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia N. V. Pashinyan and President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin, state the following:

1. With the aim of implementing Article 9 of the Statement dated 9 November 2020 in relation to the unblocking of all economic and transport communications in the region, we support the suggestion of President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin on the establishment of a trilateral working group co-chaired by deputy prime ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia and Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation.

2. The working group will hold its first meeting before 30 January 2021, as a result of which it will formulate a list of main activity directions arising from the implementation of Article 9 of the Statement, establishing railway and automobile communication as a priority, and also determine other directions as agreed upon between the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation, hereinafter referred to as Parties.

3. With the aim of implementing the key activity directions, the co-chairs of the working group will approve the composition of expert subgroups for these directions, which would be comprised of officials of relevant authorities and organizations of the Parties.

The expert subgroups will, within a month of the working group’s meeting, submit a list of projects specifying the required resources and activities for their implementation for the approval at the highest level by the Parties.

4. The working group will, before 1 March 2021, submit a list of activities and their implementation schedule for approval at the highest level by the Parties, which would envisage restoration and installation of new infrastructure facilities required for the organization, implementation and provision of security of international shipping carried out across the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia, as well as shipping carried out by the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia the implementation of which requires the crossing of the territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan I. H. Aliyev [signed]

Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia N. V. Pashinyan [signed]

President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin [signed]