Trump to host Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders for peace talks on Friday, US official says

By Steve Holland

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump will host the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for peace talks at the White House on Friday, a U.S. official told Reuters.

The official said it was possible that the framework for a peace agreement could be announced at Friday’s meeting. The Washington Post was first to report on the talks.

The two countries, both of which won independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, have been at loggerheads since the late 1980s when Nagorno-Karabakh -…