Trump’s Geography Gaffe Sparks Laughter At European Meet; Albania PM Mocks Armenia Mix-Up

<p>US President Donald Trump&rsquo;s repeated mix-ups of global geography once again became a talking point among world leaders during the European Political Community meeting in Copenhagen. This time, Trump reportedly confused Armenia with Albania while referring to his recent peace negotiations.</p>
<p>At Thursday&rsquo;s gathering, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama jokingly told French President Emmanuel Macron and Azerbaijan&rsquo;s President Ilham Aliyev that they owed him an apology for not congratulating Albania on the &ldquo;peace deal&rdquo; Trump had supposedly negotiated with Azerbaijan. Both leaders laughed, and Macron added in jest that he was sorry for the oversight.</p>
<p>The confusion stems from Trump&rsquo;s public statements, where he has frequently mixed up Armenia with Albania while referring to his role in brokering a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Earlier, during a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump even mispronounced Azerbaijan as &ldquo;Aber-baijan,&rdquo; saying he had settled disputes between &ldquo;Aber-baijan and Albania.&rdquo;</p>
<p>In reality, Trump had brokered a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan in August this year, ending decades of conflict in the region. The mix-ups, however, have given leaders like Rama repeated opportunities to poke fun at the US President.</p>
<h3>Trump&rsquo;s Geographical Errors</h3>
<p>This is not the first time Trump&rsquo;s geographical errors have made headlines. In the past, he has claimed credit for &ldquo;ending seven wars&rdquo; since taking office in January, including mediating between Serbia and Kosovo, and Egypt and Ethiopia &mdash; despite there being no active wars between those countries. Earlier this year, India also dismissed his claims that he had &ldquo;calmed tensions&rdquo; between India and Pakistan after <a title=”Operation Sindoor” href=”https://news.abplive.com/topic/operation-sindoor” data-type=”interlinkingkeywords”>Operation Sindoor</a>.</p>
<p>During his 2023 campaign, Trump famously confused Hungary and Turkey, describing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb&aacute;n as &ldquo;the leader of Turkey.&rdquo; He also claimed Orb&aacute;n&rsquo;s country shared a &ldquo;front with Russia,&rdquo; although neither Turkey nor Hungary has a land border with Russia.</p>