Armenian FM, US state secretary to issue joint statement on TRIPP

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will sign a joint statement on the implementation of the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) project.

Ani Badalyan, spokeswoman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry, announced on social media that Mirzoyan will be on an official visit to the United States on January 13–14, Caliber.Az reports.

“The agenda of the visit includes a meeting with the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. A joint statement on the TRIPP Implementation Framework is planned,” she said.

Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), also known as the Zangezur Corridor, is a major regional infrastructure project aimed at linking mainland Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan exclave via Armenia’s Syunik (Zangezur) region. 

The project was formalised on August 8, 2025, in Washington through a declaration signed by the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia, together with US President Donald Trump.

The initiative is intended both as a peace-building tool and a strategic logistics corridor. It includes plans for new railways and roads, oil and gas pipelines, fibre-optic networks, and electricity transmission lines. Its broader goal is to connect South Caucasus countries to the “Middle Corridor” trade route between Europe and Asia, boosting regional transit capacity, trade, and economic diversification.

By Jeyhun Aghazada