Pakistan, Aug. 9 -- In a historic event, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a peace agreement at the White House. U.S. President Donald Trump hosted the summit. The leaders, Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia, shook hands after decades of conflict. Trump called the moment "historic" and praised both sides for their courage. The agreement aims to end years of war and open new diplomatic and trade relations between the two countries.

The deal will reopen key transport routes that were shut due to past wars. A major feature is a new transit corridor. Named the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, it will link Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave through Armenian territory. This issue had caused tension in pa...