U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to host Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the White House in Washington, D.C., later this week for high-level peace talks aimed at easing decades-long tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, according to unconfirmed media reports.
Alex Raufoglu, a Washington-based journalist specializing in Caucasus affairs, shared the news on X (formerly Twitter), citing insider information.
“Multiple sources confirm to me that Armenia and Azerbaijan are poised to announce their intention for peace later this week in Washington. U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to host both Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the White House on Friday,” Raufoglu posted.
However, the Armenian government has not confirmed the information yet.
The Armenian Prime Minister’s Office has neither confirmed nor denied the media reports about a possible upcoming visit by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to the United States.
“At this moment, we can neither confirm nor deny the information generated in the press and social media about Prime Minister Pashinyan’s upcoming visit to the United States,” the Prime Minister’s Office told Armenpress in response to a query.
It added that an official press release is issued in the event of such visits, and the information can be considered confirmed only if such a statement is released.
“In the case of such visits, naturally, there is an official statement, and the information can be considered confirmed only when such a statement is issued,” the PM’s Office added.
“At the moment, as you know, we have not issued any official statement and, therefore, we ask that the information about the visit be considered confirmed only after the official statement.”
In recent months, there has been growing discussion around controversial plans for an American company to oversee the transit of people and goods between mainland Azerbaijan and its Nakhichevan exclave via Armenia’s Syunik province.
Adding to the debate, Washington reportedly floated the possibility of a 100-year lease on the route—a proposal that sparked widespread backlash.
While the Armenian government initially appeared more flexible on the idea, a senior lawmaker, Arman Yeghoyan, later confirmed that the proposal had been officially rejected. “The Americans had such an idea, but it was not acceptable to us because we saw a danger of ceding our sovereignty there,” Yeghoyan said in an interview.
No official statements have been released from Baku either, and Azerbaijani authorities have so far refrained from commenting on the reports.
