Pashinyan Promises to Release Artsakh Negotiation Documents by Year-End

Horizon Weekly – Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced during a press briefing at the National Assembly that the long-awaited Artsakh negotiation documents could be made public before the end of the year. According to him, the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group “by year’s end” would remove existing restrictions and allow Armenia to freely publish the full negotiation package.

Pashinyan noted that he had instructed the declassification of a letter sent by former President Serzh Sargsyan to the leader of a foreign state, as reported by Pastinfo. “I’ve been discussing this for months,” he said. “If people think carefully, they’ll understand what has changed and why I’m saying ‘by the end of the year’ now. Once the documents are published, I may explain why this timing was chosen—there’s a reason.”

The Prime Minister reiterated that preparations for the publication began months ago but emphasized that the negotiation package does not solely belong to Armenia. He suggested that once the Minsk Group is dissolved, both moral and political barriers to release will no longer exist. “That entity will cease to exist, and we’ll be free to release the materials,” he stated.

Former President Serzh Sargsyan reacted to Pashinyan’s renewed pledge, recalling the Prime Minister’s earlier statement promising publication before year-end. “At least we succeeded in obtaining a promise to finally make these documents public. Let’s see,” Sargsyan remarked pointedly.

Though presented as a gesture of transparency, Pashinyan’s announcement has been met with quiet skepticism. Critics note that the government’s timing often coincides with moments of growing public disillusionment over its handling of Artsakh-related issues. Observers suggest that unveiling past negotiations, while important, does little to address the deeper crisis of trust born from the decisions that followed them. For many, the real test will not be the release of documents, but whether the government demonstrates the accountability those documents may reveal.