President Donald Trump was in the middle as Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan flanked him on either side. As the two extended their arms in front of Trump to shake hands, the U.S. leader reached up and clasped his hands around theirs.

Language in the "peace deal" will give the U.S. exclusive rights to develop a key transit route that will be named after Trump.

Azerbaijan and Armenia will sign an initial U.S.-brokered peace agreement during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, a deal aimed at boosting economic ties between the two countries after decades of conflict,