US President Donald Trump (L) welcomes Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 8, 2025. US President Donald Trump will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday, with the two South Caucasus rivals expected to sign a deal advancing peace efforts after decades of conflict. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan's longtime President Ilham Aliyev will attend a "Historic Peace Summit" at the White House, Trump announced on his Truth Social platform. He did not elaborate on the deal's details, but it would join a growing list of US-brokered initiatives for which the president believes he should win a Nobel Peace Prize. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)