BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 10. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan have nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his efforts to advance peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
This was reflected in a joint statement by the United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan marking the first anniversary of the White House Peace Summit.
“One year ago, President Trump hosted a historic White House summit with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, where President Aliyev and Prime Minister Pashinyan signed the Joint Declaration for peace. Witnessed by the three leaders, the draft ‘Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Inter-State Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan’ was initialed by the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers.
On this first anniversary, there is deep pride in what our countries have achieved together and great resolve to build upon the foundation that ended decades of conflict and put the South Caucasus on a path towards a more prosperous future. In recognition of these historic and tremendous efforts to secure peace, President Aliyev and Prime Minister Pashinyan jointly nominated President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize,” the statement said.
