Historic White House ceremony marks diplomatic breakthroughThe August 8 White House ceremony represented a watershed moment in Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, with President Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan joining President Donald Trump to sign a comprehensive peace agreement. The ceremony concluded negotiations that had been ongoing since 2021, with the final text completed in March 2025. Constitutional referendum creates implementation uncertaintyDespite the ceremonial progress, significant obstacles remain before final ratification. Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan has indicated willingness to hold a constitutional referendum, but the timeline remains unclear. One of the most important aims that has already been reached by the White House ceremony was the minimization of the direct dangers of war in the South Caucasus.