U.S. 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
Armenia and Azerbaijan on Aug. 8 signed a U.S.-backed joint declaration aimed at ending decades of conflict between the two South Caucasus nations.
Hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev also signed a second agreement paving the way for a U.S.-developed regional transit corridor.
