Armenia and Azerbaijan have formulated a peace agreement. The two countries signed the peace agreement after 35 years at a ceremony held at the White House in America. The peace agreement between the two South Caucasus countries was mediated by President Donald Trump.
The peace agreement was signed by Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in a meeting with Trump. Although the Kremlin considers the South Caucasus countries to be under Russian influence and power, the peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan was established through American mediation. Therefore, analysts believe that Washington will will consider this a breakthrough for America.
“That’s a long time, 35 years. They were fighting, but now they’re friends, and that friendship will last for many years,” Trump said at the signing ceremony.
Conflicts and war between Armenia and Azerbaijan began in the 1980s. This occurred when the residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous region of Azerbaijan, decided to separate from that country and support Armenia. It is an area inhabited by people of Armenian descent.
In 2023, the Azerbaijani military captured the Nagorno-Karabakh region and declared it as part of their country. When Azerbaijani troops entered the area, about 100,000 residents who were living in the region left and migrated to Armenia.
Trump said that with the peace agreement, Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to cease hostilities. He also stated that the two countries have pledged to establish diplomatic relations and respect each other’s sovereign independence. The agreement also includes the construction of a special road for transporting goods between the two countries. However, all authority for developing this road has been given to the United States. The White House said that with this road, the transportation of commercial goods, energy, and other materials will become easier.
Additionally, separate agreements have been signed between the two countries and the United States. These are agreements to strengthen relations in the fields of energy, trade, technology, and artificial intelligence. The White House has not revealed further details about these agreements.
