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Washington Summit marks historic opportunity for lasting Baku-Yerevan peace [ANALYSIS]

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09.08.2025

At long last, the protracted issue of Azerbaijan–Armenia relations, one of the most entrenched conflicts in the South Caucasus, stands on the brink of resolution, with a historic summit about to take place in Washington DC. Significantly, it will occur with the direct participation of the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, who is now serving his second term. This moment can be described not only as historic, but also as a potentially decisive milestone for the future of the region. The outcome of this meeting could lead to the permanent closure of unresolved matters that have festered for over thirty years and dramatically reshape the geo-economic architecture of the South Caucasus.

Many may recall the landmark meeting in 2001, mediated by former US President George W. Bush, between the late national leader of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev, and Armenia’s then-president Robert Kocharyan. Today, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, participating in this new summit as the leader of a proud and victorious nation, has travelled across the Atlantic with the aim of unlocking the long-sealed doors of peace in the South Caucasus.

There is no need to look too far back to see how far the peace process has come. One need only remember the previous US administration’s attempt to involve itself in the peace talks. During the US administration under the Democrats,........

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