Today marks the 5th anniversary of the end of the 44-day war and the signing of the trilateral declaration.
Five years ago, on November 9, 2020, the trilateral declaration signed between Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia ended hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh and stopped the 44-day war. A day earlier, Azerbaijani forces had already captured Shushi and were threatening to reach Stepanakert. The war stopped only when the trilateral document was signed after the fall of Shushi.
The November 9 agreement envisaged a cessation of hostilities in the entire territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, the deployment of a Russian peacekeeping contingent, and the return of the regions that had passed under Azerbaijani control.
Five years later, however, Nagorno-Karabakh has been de facto depopulated, and Russian peacekeepers have been out of the region since December 2023.
Five years after the war, Armenia and Azerbaijan have made significant steps towards reconciliation and peace.
In March, the final agreement on the text of the peace agreement was announced. Then, on August 8, the document was initialed in Washington, effectively establishing a de facto peace between the two countries.
