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Armenia and Azerbaijan Initial White House Peace Declaration with U.S.-Managed Corridor

The provisional peace framework grants U.S. development rights to a transit corridor linking Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan, lifting Section 907 military restrictions for Baku.

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FILE - In this photo released by the Iranian Army on Aug. 25, 2022, a drone is launched from a warship in a military drone drill in Iran. As protests rage at home, Iran's theocratic government is increasingly flexing its military muscle abroad. That includes supplying drones to Russia that now kill Ukrainian civilians, running drills in a border region with Azerbaijan and bombing Kurdish positions in Iraq.
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Overview

  • At the White House summit on August 8, President Trump hosted Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Aliyev as they initialed a provisional joint declaration to pursue a binding peace treaty and stop fighting.
  • The deal envisions a 43-kilometer Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity connecting Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave through Armenian territory under U.S. development and leasing rights.
  • President Trump lifted Section 907 restrictions on military cooperation with Azerbaijan, reversing a ban in place since 1992.
  • Armenia and Azerbaijan requested the dissolution of the OSCE Minsk Group, and Russia and Iran warned they would block any U.S.-managed corridor.
  • Disputed border areas, demands for Armenian constitutional amendments on Nagorno-Karabakh, domestic political opposition in Yerevan and unresolved monitoring mechanisms continue to threaten implementation.