International affairs expert Grigor Balasanyan, during the panel discussion "A Purposeful U-Turn: Armenia's Future in the CSTO and the Fate of the November 9 Agreement," stated that the November 9, 2020 statement remains valid. According to the document, after four years and six months, if none of the parties express an objection, it will be automatically extended - that is, after May 2025 the agreement continues to be in effect.
According to Blasnian, the uniqueness of the document was that immediately after the signing, the authorities and some expert circles in Armenia tried to present it as a surrender. The thesis quickly spread that everything should be done to prevent the signing of the document, as it gives nothing to Armenia.
"For now, it was the best we could get after the 44-day war in Arsakh. Despite Azerbaijan's image as a victor, Ilham Aliyev agreed to sign a document stating that he had not gained control of Artsakh. This is a very important circumstance. That is, he recognized that Nagorno-Karabakh exists and that communication with Armenia must be guaranteed."
- emphasized the expert.