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Trump Endorses Pashinyan, Announces 99-Year Transit Route

6/8/2026

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President Donald Trump endorsed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and announced a 99-year transport corridor, the Trump Route, linking Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan through Armenia.
Armenians voted Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with 2.48 million registered voters.
Eighteen parties and alliances competed, each needing at least 4 % of the vote to enter parliament.
Russia imposed new restrictions on Armenian flowers and vegetables in the weeks before the vote.

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President Donald Trump endorsed Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and announced a 99-year transport corridor, the Trump Route, linking Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan through Armenia.
Armenians voted Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., with 2.48 million registered voters.
Eighteen parties and alliances competed, each needing at least 4 % of the vote to enter parliament.
Russia imposed new restrictions on Armenian flowers and vegetables in the weeks before the vote.