Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree to End Fighting 'Forever:' Trump
9 Aug 2025 9:57 AM IST9 Aug 2025 9:57 AM IST
However the fine print and binding nature of the deal between the long-time foes remained unclear.
US President Donald Trump participates in a trilateral signing with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R) in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on August 8, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
Washington: Armenia and Azerbaijan have committed to a lasting peace after decades of conflict, US President Donald Trump said Friday as he hosted the leaders of the South Caucasus rivals at a White House signing event.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan's longtime President Ilham Aliyev said Trump's mediation should earn him a Nobel Peace Prize -- an award the US leader has been vocal about seeking.
The two former Soviet republics "are committing to stop all fighting forever, open up commerce, travel and diplomatic relations and respect each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Trump said at the event.
However the fine print and binding nature of the deal between the long-time foes remained unclear.
The two leaders would have a "great relationship," Trump said.
"But if there's conflict... they're going to call me and we're going to get it straightened out," he added.
Christian-majority Armenia and Muslim-majority Azerbaijan have feuded for decades over their border and the status of ethnic enclaves within each other's territories.
The nations went to war twice over the disputed Karabakh region, which Azerbaijan recaptured from Armenian forces in a lightning 2023 offensive, sparking the exodus of more than 100,000 ethnic Armenians.
( Source : AFP )
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