Everyone who sees the photo asks the same question: What happened to Aliyev?

Everyone who sees the photo asks the same question: What happened to Aliyev?

20.02.2026 08:20

US President Donald Trump made a comment that would create an agenda for the handshake between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the first meeting of the Peace Council. Trump said, "I think Aliyev and Pashinyan have become friends. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to say this, but I think so." This development brought to mind Aliyev's words, "What happened, Pashinyan," following the victory of the Azerbaijani army in Nagorno-Karabakh.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced an initiative named "Board of Peace," aimed at shaping the post-war administration, security, and reconstruction process of Gaza, which held its first meeting in Washington DC. The meeting addressed how to manage the political and humanitarian process in the region.

ALIYEV AND PASHINYAN SHOOK HANDS

One of the most notable moments at the summit was the handshake between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The images of the two leaders captured on camera resonated widely in the international public.

Everyone who sees the photo is asking the same question: What happened to Aliyev?

"I THINK THEY BECAME FRIENDS"

Trump, in a statement to reporters, highlighted the dialogue between the two leaders, saying, "I think they became friends. I don't know if I'm allowed to say that, but that's how it is."

Everyone who sees the photo is asking the same question: What happened to Aliyev?

REMINDING OF ALIYEV'S WORDS

This development brought to mind President Aliyev's words directed at Prime Minister Pashinyan, "What happened, Pashinyan," following the victory of the Azerbaijani army in Nagorno-Karabakh.

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