The Heritage Foundation has expressed approval for the recent ceasefire agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia, facilitated by the United States. This development is seen as a significant step towards ending hostilities that have persisted since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, resulting in numerous casualties.
Victoria Coates, vice president of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at Heritage, highlighted the importance of this agreement. She said, "President Trump is making conflict resolution the cornerstone of his second term national security policy. Building on the tremendous and enduring success of the Abraham Accords at the end of his first term, these agreements reflect a pattern: a testimony to the success of the President’s policy of peace through strength."
Coates also praised U.S. Special Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff and his team led by Aryeh Lightstone for their role in negotiating this deal. She noted that it could lead to more countries joining the Abraham Accords.
This ceasefire marks President Trump's fourth peace agreement since returning to office in January. In less than seven months, his administration has brokered peace deals involving India and Pakistan, Thailand and Cambodia, and the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
Robert Greenway, director of the Allison Center for National Security at Heritage, commented on this achievement: "Today, we witnessed yet another historic peace agreement from the consummate deal maker President Trump and U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff." He emphasized that this deal not only ends long-standing violence but also protects an ancient Christian community, secures a strategic ally, safeguards energy supplies, reduces Russian influence, and offers economic benefits to the United States.
The Heritage Foundation remains committed to supporting efforts toward a peaceful future for America and its allies.
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