Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, two former Soviet states, are set to meet with President Trump at the White House on Friday in what he portrayed as an attempt to end their decades-long conflict and to elevate America’s role as a mediator.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, President Trump called the meeting set for Friday afternoon “a Historic Peace Summit.”
He said there would be “an official Peace Signing Ceremony” to be attended by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia and President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan. He also said that he would sign separate bilateral economic cooperation agreements between the United States and each country.
“Many Leaders have tried to end the War, with no success, until now, thanks to ‘TRUMP,’” he said in his post on Friday.
Mr. Trump’s push for a settlement reflects his belief that he can bulldoze his way to diplomatic resolutions to some of the world’s longest and bitterest conflicts. It remained unclear, however, what if any understandings the Friday meeting could produce between the two sworn enemies. Neither Armenia nor Azerbaijan commented publicly on their specific expectations for the meeting.
But Mr. Trump’s effort has highlighted Russia’s diminished influence over both countries as it remains bogged down in its invasion of Ukraine.
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