U.S.  Department of State official visits Georgia to discuss TRIPP  implementation 

ArmInfo.  The U.S. Embassy in Georgia has posted the following message on its X account:

"We are excited to welcome State Department representative Jonathan  Askonas (Senior Advisor) to Georgia!  He is here for discussions  about how Georgia can support the Trump Route for International Peace  and Prosperity (TRIPP), a transportation route resulting from the  August 8 peace summit between Armenia and Azerbaijan that was  mediated by the United States.   This morning Dr. Askonas visited the  Sadakhlo border crossing, which was constructed and largely equipped  through U.S. support.  He will also meet with representatives of  Georgia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Government Administration,  as well as representatives of international financial institutions." 

On August 8, 2025, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a seven-point joint  "Declaration of Peace" in Washington. It includes 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.