Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed an agreement at the White House aimed at normalizing relations between the two countries after 35 years of conflict.
This was reported in a White House broadcast.
The agreement was concluded under the mediation of the United States. According to the document, the countries agreed to build a corridor that would connect Azerbaijan with its Republic of Nakhichevan, which is separated from the rest of the country by the territories of Armenia.
The United States will receive the rights to build the route, which will be called the "Trump Path for International Peace and Prosperity".
"For a long time, 35 years, they fought, and now they are friends, and they will be friends for a long time," Trump emphasized, as Aliyev and Pashinyan sat next to him.
Trump noted that "many have tried to find a solution to the problem," mentioning the European Union and russia, and added that they "have worked hard to find a solution, but they have not been able to achieve it."
According to Euronews, citing officials, the new route will be operated in accordance with Armenian law, and the United States will sublease the land to a consortium for infrastructure and management.
Armenia and Azerbaijan also agreed to sign a letter formally requesting the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to dissolve the Minsk Group, which is led by russia, France and the United States. The group was created in 1994 to find a solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, but has failed to make progress in almost three decades.
In addition, the US President announced the signing of bilateral agreements with Armenia and Azerbaijan to expand cooperation in the energy, trade and technology sectors. He praised Pashinyan and Aliyev, calling them both "great leaders," and said he had spent enough time with each of them to conclude they would get along.
"They're going to do a lot of business with the United States. I'll always remember, at least for the time I'm here, how smart they were when it came to trade and other things," Trump added.
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