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VP Vance Advances Peace in South Caucasus with Key Agreements

2/13/2026

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited Armenia and Azerbaijan to support a U.S.-brokered peace process in the South Caucasus.
In Azerbaijan, Vance signed a strategic partnership agreement with President Ilham Aliyev to advance economic and security cooperation.
He announced plans to send new boats to Azerbaijan to protect territorial waters.
In Armenia, he signed a civil nuclear energy deal with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and pressed future-focused peace efforts.

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited Armenia and Azerbaijan to support a U.S.-brokered peace process in the South Caucasus.
In Azerbaijan, Vance signed a strategic partnership agreement with President Ilham Aliyev to advance economic and security cooperation.
He announced plans to send new boats to Azerbaijan to protect territorial waters.
In Armenia, he signed a civil nuclear energy deal with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and pressed future-focused peace efforts.