President Donald Trump (c) with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (l) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (r)|@WhiteHouse|X
Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a joint declaration at the White House on Friday, marking a historic US-brokered agreement to end nearly 40 years of conflict.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev shook hands—flanked by President Donald Trump—before signing a landmark agreement.
The deal reopens transportation routes and establishes the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, a transit corridor linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave via Armenian territory.
The agreement also advances US influence in the South Caucasus amid Russia’s waning regional presence. It also aligns with President Trump’s aim for a Nobel Peace Prize.