Washington (AP) – President Donald Trump convenes Peace Summit The White House on Friday, together with Armenia and Azerbaijani leaders, aims to end decades of conflict in the region and resume major transport routes.
Both countries in the South Caucasus region will sign an agreement to create a major transport corridor called the Trump Route for international peace and prosperity, the White House said. The route connects mainland Azerbaijan with its autonomous Naktiban region. This is the demand for Baku, the capital, which has been continuing peace negotiations between the two countries.
“The roadmap they agree to will build a supportive future that benefits both countries, the South Caucasus region and beyond,” White House spokesman Anna Kelly said Friday. She added that the new transport corridor “allows unhindered connectivity between the two countries while respecting Armenia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and its people.”
Azerbaijan and Nakhtiban are separated by a 32-kilometer (20-mile) patch of Armenian territory.
Apart from the joint agreement, both Armenia and Azerbaijan The White House said it will sign a deal with the US to enhance cooperation in energy, technology and the economy.
Trump previewed most of Friday’s plans in a social media post Thursday evening, saying the two leaders will take part in the peace ceremony and sign an economic agreement with the US “to unlock the full potential of the South Caucasus region.”
“Many leaders have tried to end the war without success until now thanks to ‘Trump’,” Trump said on his true social site.
The Republican president will first meet Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and then host Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev. Finally, all three leaders will take part in a joint signature ceremony in the state dining room.
Two countries are locked Conflict for nearly 40 years Just as they fought for control of the Karabakh region, known internationally as Nagorno Karabakh.
The region was largely populated by the Armenians during the Soviet era, but is located within Azerbaijan. Both countries fought for regional control through multiple violent clashes that have killed tens of thousands of people over decades, but all international mediation efforts have failed.
Very recently Azerbaijan regained everything about Karabakh in 2023 And we were in discussion with Armenia to normalize the tie.
The signing of the contract between Armenia and Azerbaijan is also taking a geopolitical blow to Russia, the former master of the empire. Throughout the conflict of almost four years, Moscow expanded its influence in the strategic South Caucasus region by playing a mediator, but its influence waned shortly after its release A full-scale invasion of Ukraine February 2022.
Moscow rose to his feet when Azerbaijan regained control of the Karabakh region in an attack on the Karabakh region, deterred Russia’s influence and angered Armenia, which moved to spin west. Encouraged by his victory in Karabakh, Azerbaijan has also become increasingly rebellious in relations with Moscow.
