Trump to Host Armenia and Azerbaijan Leaders for Historic Peace Talks
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the White House on August 8, 2025. This diplomatic initiative aims to secure a lasting peace agreement and foster a new era of cooperation in the South Caucasus region.
Key Aspects of the White House Summit:
Peace Framework and Agreements: The summit is expected to culminate in the signing of a peace framework, which has been the subject of months of intense negotiations. Key documents to be signed or initialed include a joint declaration and a comprehensive peace agreement, which U.S. officials describe as an "irreversible pathway to peace."
Creation of the "Trump Route": A central component of the anticipated agreement is a new transit and development plan called the "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity" (TRIPP). This commercial corridor will link Azerbaijan to its exclave of Nakhchivan through southern Armenia. The U.S. will reportedly be granted exclusive rights to develop and manage the route, which will operate under Armenian law.
Dissolution of the Minsk Group: As part of the peace deal, Armenia and Azerbaijan are expected to issue a joint letter to withdraw from the OSCE Minsk Group. The mediation body, co-chaired by Russia, France, and the U.S. since 1992, has been widely viewed as ineffective in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Unresolved Issues: While the summit marks a significant breakthrough, officials have noted that certain issues remain unresolved. These include Armenia's demand for the release of its prisoners in Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan's demand for Armenia to amend its constitution.
Potential for Abraham Accords: A successful peace deal is seen by the U.S. administration as a potential step toward a "wider circle of peace" in the region. There is speculation that a resolution to the conflict could pave the way for Azerbaijan to join the Abraham Accords, the normalization agreements between Israel and several Muslim-majority nations that were brokered during Trump's previous term.
This summit is being framed as a major foreign policy push by the Trump administration to secure a significant diplomatic victory early in his second term.
I'm Aisha shehu
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