Trump Says Vance to Travel to Azerbaijan, Armenia to Advance Peace Deal

President Donald Trump revealed Friday that Vice President JD Vance will travel to Azerbaijan and Armenia next month to bolster a peace agreement the two nations signed in Washington last August. The trip is meant to improve U.S. ties with the region through deals on nuclear cooperation, semiconductors, and defense equipment, Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social. “I want to thank President [Ilham] Aliyev of Azerbaijan, and Prime Minister [Nikol] Pashinyan of Armenia for upholding the Peace Agreement we signed last August,” Trump wrote. “This was a nasty War, 1 of 8 that I have ended, but now we have Prosperity and Peace. In February, Vice President Vance will travel to both Countries to build on our Peace efforts, and advance the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity. We will strengthen our strategic partnership with Azerbaijan, a beautiful Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation with Armenia, Deals for our Great Semiconductor Makers, and the sale of Made in the U.S.A. Defense Equipment, such as body armor and boats, and more, to Azerbaijan.”...