The Trump Organization withdrew its licensing agreement for the Baku skyscraper shortly after the 2016 election, as it promised to wind down international projects that could pose conflicts of interest to the president. Mr. Trump had partnered in the development with the son of a former minister of transportation in the oil-rich former Soviet state. Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you're not a robot by clicking the box. His partner was Anar Mammadov, the billionaire son of the country’s former minister of transportation, Ziya Mammadov. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyThe Trump Organization pulled out of the deal that December and dropped a host of other overseas projects after the election.

Source: New York Times April 28, 2018 15:09 UTC