Azerbaijan and Armenia Sign Landmark Agreement to End Decades-Long Conflict

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Azerbaijan–Armenia Peace Agreement was signed between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, hosted by US President Donald Trump at the White House, aiming to end decades of conflict.Key Highlights:

• Main Provisions:
  • Permanent cessation of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
  • Reopening of key transport routes between the two nations.
  • Resumption of travel, business, and diplomatic relations.
  • US to assist in building a major transit corridor named “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity”.
• Strategic Significance:
  • The corridor will connect mainland Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave (separated by Armenian territory).
  • Enhances US geopolitical influence in the Caucasus region.
• Background:
  • Longstanding conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, an ethnically Armenian enclave within Azerbaijan.
  • Wars in late 1980s–1990s, with periodic violence since.
    
    Updated: August 9, 2025 | 9:55 AM | NewsOnAir