President Donald Trump announced that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will sign a U.S.-brokered peace agreement at the White House this Friday, aimed at resolving a decades-long conflict in the South Caucasus. The plan reportedly includes launching a transportation and energy corridor dubbed the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP).
The leaders of both countries are set to meet with Trump separately to secure bilateral agreements on easing economic cooperation and regional development with the United States, before attending a joint signing ceremony.
Trump hailed the breakthrough Thursday night, saying that “many leaders have tried to end the war, with no success, until now, thanks to ‘TRUMP,'” in a post on Truth Social. According to U.S. officials, the agreement encompasses a major transit corridor linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave — a regional lifeline closed since the early 1990s. The corridor would include railways, pipelines, and fiber networks developed by private firms under U.S. leasing rights.
As The Hill reports:
“I am very proud of these courageous Leaders for doing the right thing for the Great People of Armenia and Azerbaijan. It will be a Historic Day for Armenia, Azerbaijan, the United States, and, THE WORLD,” he added.
Trump has touted his efforts to broker regional peace deals around the world during his second term so far, citing his role in easing tensions between India and Pakistan and the Congo and Rwanda. He also secured a pause in fighting between Israel and Iran.
However, he has so far been unable to bring an end to the fighting in Ukraine, something he had pledged on the campaign trail to do before even taking office, and fighting has continued in Gaza, leading to a worsening humanitarian crisis.
A central feature of the agreement is the establishment of the Zangezur Corridor, a vital transit route connecting Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave through Armenian territory. This corridor will facilitate the movement of goods, energy, and communication, with infrastructure development managed by a U.S.-backed consortium under Armenian law.
The agreement marks a major shift in regional dynamics, weakening Russia’s traditional influence in the South Caucasus as Moscow remains preoccupied with its war in Ukraine.
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