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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has praised US President Donald Trump for his global leadership and legacy as a statesman and a peacemaker for making the Armenian-Azerbaijani accord possible.
In remarks during a trilateral meeting with Trump and Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev, Pashinyan said that the initialing of the peace agreement will pave the way to end the decade of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
He said that the transit link between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which will be named in honor of Trump, will unlock the entire region.
“Today we have reached a significant milestone in Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, we are laying a foundation to write a better story than the one we had in the past. This breakthrough would simply not have been possible without President Trump’s personal engagement and resolute commitment to peace in our region. The initialing of the peace agreement will pave the way to end the decades of conflict between our countries and open a new era based on full respect of sovereignty and territorial integrity of each other. Today’s declarations, which President Trump personally will sign as well as a witness, gives confidence and assurance that we are opening a chapter of peace ,prosperity, security and economic cooperation in the South Caucasus. In this context allow me to highlight the agreement on opening transport communications in the region based on principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and jurisdiction. I am particularly thrilled that together with the US, Armenia will work to bring to life the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, a connectivity project to unlock the entire region, it will unlock strategic economic opportunities that will create long term benefits, it will promote infrastructure investment, enhance regional connectivity and strengthen US leadership as a champion of conflict resolution,” Pashinyan said.
The Armenian PM thanked Trump for brokering what he described a “game-changing outcome”.
“I want to thank President Trump and his team for brokering this game changing outcome between Armenia and Azerbaijan, this is a great deal we achieved today, a success for our country and our region, and the world, because a more safer region means a safer world, this is peace through strength in a nutshell. Mr. President, today’s great achievement is yet another testimony to your global leadership and your legacy as a statesman and a peacemaker on the world stage, bringing peace requires vision, political courage and determination, but most importantly, it requires faith in the cause, as it is said in the Holy Bible, blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. May God enlighten your way. Thank you and my congratulations to all of us, President Aliyev… all people of our region, all people of our countries, my congratulations to the world, as I said it will definitely make the world a better place,” PM Pashinyan said.