BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 14. The American
publication The Floridian has published an article highlighting President Ilham Aliyev’s
remarks on US President Donald Trump’s role in the peace process
between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
"Speaking at the 4th Shusha Global Media Forum, President Ilham
Aliyev praised the Trump administration’s efforts to facilitate a
peaceful settlement. According to The Floridian, the Azerbaijani
president emphasized that relations between the Trump
administration and Azerbaijan are excellent," the article
states.
The publication cites President Ilham Aliyev’s remarks that
Trump’s approach to international conflicts differed from the
policies of previous US administrations.
"The Azerbaijani leader noted that Trump played a very
significant role when Azerbaijan and Armenia were in the final
stage of negotiations on a peace agreement," the article says.
The publication also quotes President Ilham Aliyev as saying
that Trump and his team created conditions that made a peace
agreement possible, while the US side took into account Baku’s
concerns regarding security and the peace process.
In addition, The Floridian recalled the historic meeting held at
the White House with the participation of President Ilham Aliyev,
Donald Trump, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, during
which the text of the peace agreement was initialed.
The article also mentions the Trump administration’s decision to
waive restrictions under Section 907 of the Freedom Support
Act, which had limited direct US assistance to Azerbaijan.
"During the Clinton presidency, and when former President Joe
Biden served in the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate, Congress
passed the United States Freedom Support Act, which included
Section 907 to ban any form of direct U.S. aid to Azerbaijan. The
ban stood for years until August 2025, when Trump struck down
Section 907," the article reads.
