Ambassador: Azerbaijan wants deeper US ties after Armenia peace deal

Azerbaijan is seeking closer national-security and technology ties to the US on the heels of a peace declaration brokered by the Trump administration, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States Khazar Ibrahim told Axios, Report informs.

The ambassador said the Azerbaijani government will now "work on setting up working groups and developing relations in every direction: economy, energy, defense, political, education. You name it. Technology, AI."

"Let's open a new page," Ibrahim said. "Let's work together, and not only Armenia-Azerbaijan, but also let's have Azerbaijan-US relations develop."

Ibrahim credited President Trump with advancing the peace process and said he "101%" deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.

"Within this very short period of time — like six months — he managed to do what others couldn't do for more than 30 years."

The ambassador also recognized Steve Witkoff, the White House's special envoy whose role "cannot be ignored." Witkoff visited the country in March, the same month it was said peace was within reach.

"It's always critical, in any negotiations, especially in very difficult peace negotiations, to have very strong political will by a very strong global leader," Ibrahim said. "That's what we got this time."