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Trump Secures Peace Pact, Launches Corridor, Armenia Calls Referendum

7/16/2026

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President Donald Trump hosted Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a signing confirming peace.
Azerbaijan ties the pact to removing Armenia’s constitutional claim on Nagorno-Karabakh, launching the Trump Route corridor and to oil now flowing to Armenia.
Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced a constitutional referendum despite lacking a parliamentary majority.
U.S. officials gave Azerbaijan signals to start the 43-km Trump Route corridor this autumn.

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President Donald Trump hosted Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a signing confirming peace.
Azerbaijan ties the pact to removing Armenia’s constitutional claim on Nagorno-Karabakh, launching the Trump Route corridor and to oil now flowing to Armenia.
Armenia Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced a constitutional referendum despite lacking a parliamentary majority.
U.S. officials gave Azerbaijan signals to start the 43-km Trump Route corridor this autumn.