Overview

• Friday’s White House talks aim to secure a comprehensive peace agreement addressing Armenia–Azerbaijan territorial disputes.
• The draft proposal is expected to require Armenia to cede control of Nagorno-Karabakh and grant Azerbaijan access to the Zangezur corridor.
• Observers say the accord lacks binding safeguards for displaced Armenians and may violate the International Court of Justice’s safe-return ruling.
• Azerbaijan currently holds dozens of Armenian prisoners of war and has been accused of destroying hundreds of Armenian religious and cultural sites since 2020.
• Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s approval rating has collapsed following domestic unrest, limiting Armenia’s leverage in upcoming negotiations.