"Vance was greeted with a red carpet, an honor guard and an official delegation before he was driven to a meeting with Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Speaking to reporters before the meeting, Vance said, "The prime minister has been a great friend of ours and a real ally in peace and development in this region (of) the world.""
"Vance and Pashinyan signed a number of documents on Monday aimed at furthering peace, including commitments to peaceful nuclear cooperation and the establishment of a major rail and road transit corridor through Armenia to connect Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan exclave."
"Armenia and Azerbaijan have been in conflict over the Karabakh region, internationally known Nagorno-Karabakh, for nearly 40 years, with ethnic Armenian forces controlling the area from 1994 until 2020, when Azerbaijan regained control after a six-week war. In September 2023, Azerbaijan launched a subsequent attack that dislodged separatists and forced most of Karabakh's 120,000 Armenians to flee for safety. Both sides agreed to renounce claims on each other's territory as well as refraining from using force during their meeting with Trump, who promised that the new transit project would bring peace and prosperity to both nations."
US President JD Vance arrived in Armenia, received ceremonial honors, and met Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Vance and Pashinyan signed documents to advance peace, including commitments to peaceful nuclear cooperation and creation of a major rail and road transit corridor to connect Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan exclave. The proposed transit route has been a significant point of contention between Yerevan and Baku. The two countries have long clashed over Nagorno-Karabakh; Azerbaijan regained control in 2020 and conducted operations in 2023 that displaced most of Karabakh's Armenian population. Both sides have expressed intent to renounce territorial claims and refrain from using force.
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