WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL — U.S. President Donald Trump brought together the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia to the White House on Friday, kicking off a process to end a 35-year conflict between them and inserting the U.S. into the heart of the South Caucasus — a strategic region for Russia, Iran and China.
US inserts itself into key Caucasus trade route south of Russia, north of Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump holds the hands of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as they shake hands at the White House on Aug. 8. © Reuters
KEN MORIYASU and SINAN TAVSAN
