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Armenia and Azerbaijan Sign US-Brokered Peace Deal at White House

As part of the peace deal, the United States will establish a new transport corridor aimed at unlocking the region’s commercial potential.
Armenia and Azerbaijan Sign US-Brokered Peace Deal at White House
President Donald Trump (C), Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L), and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (R) hold up an agreement signed during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on Aug. 8, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump welcomed the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Aug. 8 to the White House, overseeing the signing of a joint declaration that seeks to end nearly four decades of hostility between the two nations.

“It’s been a long time—35 years they fought—and now they’re friends, and they’re going to be friends for a long time,” Trump said, seated between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the State Dining Room.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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