Residents and politicians in Armenia and Azerbaijan are responding with cautious hope after their leaders signed a U.S.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have committed to a lasting peace after decades of conflict, Donald Trump said on Friday as he hosted a signing event at the White House.

(Reuters) -A peace push backed by U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Azerbaijan and Armenia just one step from a final peace deal and is a paradigm shift in the strategically important South Caucasus region,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will convene a peace summit at the White House on Friday with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan that is meant to help end decades of conflict and reopen key transportation routes while allowing the U.S. to seize on Russia’s declining influence in the region.

President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House Friday to sign what is reportedly the first peace deal both countries have signed since the end of the Cold War. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev called it a historic day.

In its first comments, Russia's Foreign Ministry said Moscow supported efforts to promote stability and prosperity in the region, including the Washington meeting, despite earlier statements from Baku and Yerevan favouring direct talks without mediators.

Turkey on Saturday welcomed a peace accord between Azerbaijan and Armenia and said it hoped a planned strategic transit corridor, which could boost exports of energy and other resources through the South Caucasus,

Residents of Azerbaijan's capital welcomed on Saturday the results of a peace summit between Armenia and Azerbaijan hosted by U.S.