WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will host the leaders of sworn enemies Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday, touting the prospect of sealing a long-sought peace deal between the two regional rivals after decades of conflict. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev will attend a “Peace Signing Ceremony” at the White House, Trump posted Thursday on his Truth Social platform. The latest US diplomatic push comes a day after Cambodia’s prime minister announced he had nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Armenia and Azerbaijan’s leaders met in the UAE last month but reached no breakthrough in the decades-long conflict.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will meet with US President Donald Trump and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Washington, the Armenian government said in a statement…