Trump to Host Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Summit at White House

Donald Trump will host a peace summit at the White House on Friday between Armenia and Azerbaijan, aiming to formalize a peace deal after decades of conflict over the Karabakh region. Both leaders will attend, and the U.S. plans bilateral economic agreements with each country. The move follows Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize nomination, though his efforts on Ukraine and Gaza remain unresolved.

US President Donald Trump is set to host a “peace summit” at the White House on Friday, bringing together the long-standing rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The announcement was made by Trump on his Truth Social platform, where he revealed that both Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan would attend the event.

“President Aliyev AND Prime Minister Pashinyan will join me at the White House for an official Peace Signing Ceremony,” Trump wrote.

Armenia and Azerbaijan, sworn adversaries for decades, have twice gone to war over the contested Karabakh region. Azerbaijan regained control of the territory from Armenian forces during a 2023 military offensive, triggering the mass displacement of over 100,000 ethnic Armenians.

In recent months, the two former Soviet republics have engaged in a series of talks aimed at securing a lasting peace. These included negotiations last month in the United Arab Emirates, but efforts to reach a breakthrough have so far fallen short.

“These two Nations have been at war for many years, resulting in the deaths of thousands of people,” Trump stated. “Many Leaders have tried to end the war, with no success — until now, thanks to ‘TRUMP.’ My Administration has been engaged with both sides for quite some time,” he added, expressing pride in what he called the “courageous Leaders” for “doing the right thing.”

Trump declared that Friday “will be a Historic Day for Armenia, Azerbaijan, the United States, and, THE WORLD.”

He further revealed that the United States will sign bilateral agreements with both Armenia and Azerbaijan “to pursue economic opportunities together, so we can fully unlock the potential of the South Caucasus Region.”

This new diplomatic push from Washington comes just a day after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet announced he had nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Trump has frequently highlighted his diplomatic initiatives, asserting that he is deserving of the award. He has long vowed to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, but has yet to produce results, with Russia’s full-scale invasion now in its fourth year. His frustration has grown as Moscow continues to disregard his efforts.

Meanwhile, the conflict in Gaza continues, with the United States remaining one of three countries — alongside Germany and Italy — that supply the vast majority of Israel’s weapons.