Armenians offered mixed reactions to a U.S.-brokered deal signed Friday at the White House, where Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan agreed to end decades of conflict and reopen key transportation routes.

The agreement, which includes the creation of a new transit corridor dubbed the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity,” falls short of a formal peace treaty but marks a significant diplomatic step amid waning Russian influence in the region.

In the Armenian capital Yerevan, views were divided.

Shop owner Hrach Ghasumyan could see economic benefits to the agreement.

“If gas and oil pipelines pass through Armenia and railway routes are opened, it would be beneficial for the country,” he said. “Until now, all major routes have passed through Georgia, leaving Armenia sidelined and economically limited.”

Others were deeply skeptical that peace could be achieved, and expressed discontent with the terms of the agreement.

“That declaration is unlikely to bring real peace to the region, and we are well aware of Azerbaijan’s stance,” Ruzanna Ghazaryan said.

“I can only imagine what is being planned for Armenia within the context of these global developments. Peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains beyond our imagination," she added.

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