BAKU — September 1, 2025. The OSCE Ministerial Council has adopted a decision to terminate the Minsk process and all related structures, bringing a formal end to the body that for decades dealt with the Armenia–Azerbaijan conflict.
According to the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry, the decision followed a joint letter from the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, sent to the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office after the August 8 Washington meeting between President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, held with the participation of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Under the resolution, the mandate of the Minsk process, the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chair-in-Office on the conflict, and the High-Level Planning Group officially ended on September 1. The OSCE Secretariat has been tasked with completing all related organizational and technical procedures by December 1, 2025.
The Council also declared that all previous OSCE decisions related to the former Armenia–Azerbaijan conflict are null and void.
Diplomats stressed that the move reflects the new reality: Azerbaijan’s restoration of sovereignty over its formerly occupied territories and the end of the conflict. The dissolution, agreed to by all OSCE participating states, is seen as recognition of the peace agenda advanced by Baku and as a concrete step in implementing the agreements reached in Washington.
Azerbaijan reaffirmed its commitment to pursuing a principled, law-based policy aimed at strengthening peace and stability across the region.
