Armenia-Azerbaijan Agreement ‘Very Important’ to Trump
The State Department said that the deal signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan last week at the White House is “very important” to President Donald Trump, who mediated the talks and hosted the signing ceremony after meeting with the leaders of the countries in the Oval Office.
“Last week, he [Trump] hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House, where they signed a historic joint declaration for peace after decades of bitter conflict and too many lives lost – a landmark achievement for international diplomacy and an end to violence that only President Trump could deliver,” State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said at a briefing on Tuesday.
“The two leaders also signed bilateral economic agreements with the United States, unlocking the great potential of the South Caucasus region in trade, transit, energy, infrastructure, and technology; and creating new opportunities for the American people and American businesses,” Bruce added.
Bruce characterized the Armenian-Azerbaijani joint declaration as a “landmark achievement for international diplomacy” and “an end to violence” that only Trump could deliver.
When ask by a reporter what the U.S. would do if Russia or Iran tried to block or sabotage the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” – a connectivity project through Armenia as envisioned in the joint declaration – Bruce said she will not speculate.
“The world knows to take President Trump seriously,” Bruce emphasized. “This arrangement, this deal, is important to him.”
“They were at the White House. This matters to this administration. It matters to the world. I can say that as some people may not even know because it doesn’t get coverage, these two neighbors have been in conflict for decades. I think it’s over 35 years now, with countless lives lost and generations scarred,” the State Department spokesperson added.
“While many have tried – we have to say the Europeans, the French, and Putin and even Biden – only President Trump was able to successfully bring this to – these two countries together to agree to this historic peace,” Bruce said.
“So, I think what the world knows is that he is committed to longstanding, durable peace between countries regardless of how long the conflicts have lasted or the hostility has lasted. And that commitment, as we’ve also seen – he’s a realist, it’s based in diplomacy, but he’ll do what he needs to do to make the most of being the President of the United States and stopping the wars,” she stressed.
“The declaration of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan has reaffirmed that President Trump is indeed the president of peace,” Bruce said at the press briefing.
