Russian Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alexander Pankin declared normalization of the relationship between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He reported this in a conversation RIA newsTalking about the presence of threats in the case of continuing members of Baku and Yerevan in CIS.

“The threats from whom? Who and whom?” Pankin wondered.
At the same time, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs recalled that the CIS member's status was voluntary. He also pointed out that both Armenia and Azerbaijan are often involved by joint claims and documents accepted at different levels. In this regard, Pankin said that he did not understand why the “threat” arises.
Moreover, the normalization of relationships, we see, walking between Armenia and Azerbaijan. We hope that this will also be a positive factor for more participation in CIS, Russian Foreign Minister summarized.
At the end of July 2025, Armenia and Azerbaijan through American mediation Agree A memorandum for the implementation of a project called “Bridge (US leader Donald. – Ed.) Trump.” We are talking about a 42 km long transport corridor through the Syunik area.
The memorandum says the road will still be in Armenia, but a private company registered in the United States will manage it with 40% of income. The contract has been signed for 99 years. At the same time, security was assigned to the US military.
The official ceremony to sign the agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan passing In early August at the White House. In the document assignThat Baku and Yerevan refused mutual territorial claims, and also stopped using force against each other.