
ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan spoke about the restrictions that may be imposed on citizens and institutions within the Trump Route project area.
Pashinyan indicated that TRIPP will have several components-railroads, power lines, cables, gas/oil pipelines, and transport communications.
"All of this must be located on the ground, and many are interested in the status of these lands. Will there be any restrictions on Armenian institutions exercising their functions and powers established for them by law and the Constitution with respect to these territories? No, clearly and unequivocally not, and without any discrepancies," the Armenian Prime Minister said on November 14 at a conference entitled "Crossroads of Peace: Developing Regional Communications and Cooperation." Pashinyan added that the restrictions could be the same as those in place, for example, at Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport or at any other enterprise in the country. This will be done to avoid discouraging investors, as they have their own area of operation and it is important for them not to encounter any restrictions beyond those stipulated by Armenian law.
As a reminder, on August 8, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a seven-point joint "Declaration of Peace" in Washington. It envisages a joint appeal to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to terminate the OSCE Minsk Process and related structures, as well as the creation of a transport corridor through Armenian territory that will connect Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan exclave, surrounded by Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. Experts believe the TRIPP (Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity) project, a 42-kilometer road in southern Armenia that will hand over control to the United States for 99 years, could significantly change the geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus.