Azerbaijan-Armenia peace agreement brokered by US receives wide coverage in Pakistani media

Leading Pakistani media outlets including Daily Dawn, Daily News, Pakistan Television (PTV), Radio Pakistan, and many others have extensively covered the historic summit in Washington between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, highlighting its far-reaching impact on the region and beyond.

The announcement of the peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, brokered by the United States, received broad coverage in both print and electronic media on Saturday. According to Radio Pakistan, the Prime Minister congratulated President Ilham Aliyev and the people of Azerbaijan on this historic agreement, which reflects wisdom, foresight, and sagacity in charting a peaceful future for the region.

Pakistan’s Geo TV reported that Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a US-brokered peace agreement on Friday during a meeting with President Donald Trump, aimed at boosting bilateral economic ties after decades of conflict. Dunya News TV quoted Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s post on X, stating: “This landmark development marks the dawn of a new era of peace, stability, and cooperation in the South Caucasus, a region that has endured decades of conflict and human suffering.”

According to Daily News, the initial US-brokered peace agreement signed during the meeting commits the two countries to stop fighting, open diplomatic relations, and respect each other’s territorial integrity. President Trump also announced that restrictions on defense cooperation between Azerbaijan and the United States have been lifted.

Daily Dawn reported that the agreement includes exclusive US development rights to a strategic transit corridor through the South Caucasus, dubbed the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity.” US officials stated that the deal, hammered out after repeated visits to the region, will serve as a basis for working toward full normalization between the countries.

Pakistan Television highlighted Pakistan’s welcome of the historic peace agreement signed at the White House summit under the auspices of U.S. President Donald J. Trump. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said, “This landmark development marks the dawn of a new era of peace, stability, and cooperation in the South Caucasus, a region that has endured decades of conflict and human suffering.”

The Daily Express Tribune also noted that the peace agreement, signed during the meeting with President Trump, aims to boost bilateral economic ties and move both countries toward full normalization. The report recalled that Armenia and Azerbaijan have been at odds since the late 1980s, when Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous Azerbaijani region, broke away with Armenia’s support.