Speaker of the National Assembly: It is good that the TRIPP project does not depend on a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan

ArmInfo. Armenian National Assembly Speaker Ruben Rubinyan believes the TRIPP project is extremely important for the country. He stated this on October 27, speaking from the parliamentary rostrum.

According to Rubinyan, it's a good thing that this project is independent of the peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as is the process of delimitation and demarcation of the borders between the two states. "Currently, Azerbaijan is putting forward certain demands, which we all know about, refusing to sign a peace treaty with Armenia right now. The Armenian side, in turn, claims that it does not agree with these demands, but is ready to sign the treaty right now. Against this backdrop, it is very good that other components of peace, including the unblocking of transport and economic ties, the intensification of border delimitation and demarcation, and the establishment of bilateral trade, can actually begin to work," the NA Speaker said.

Addressing the opposition, the Speaker noted that Armenia is not giving Azerbaijan anything by implementing the TRIPP project. Yerevan is simply opening the border to Baku, just as Azerbaijan is opening its border to Armenia. The project itself, as Rubinyan emphasized, is essentially commercial in nature.

As a reminder, the country's parliament is currently discussing a framework agreement on strategic cooperation for the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) project. The TRIPP project (full name - Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity) envisions the creation and development of a multimodal transport and energy corridor through the South Caucasus. Specifically, the plan envisages the restoration and construction of railway and road routes through Armenia's Syunik region, which will connect the main part of Azerbaijan with Nakhichevan, as well as link the north and south of Armenia. This will create the opportunity to integrate the route into broader international logistics vectors, including the Middle Corridor and the East-West/North-South directions. It is envisaged to attract American investment and long-term U.S. participation in the management and construction of this infrastructure within the framework of agreements (including the Washington agreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan).