Implementation of TRIPP project requires signing of agreement between  Armenia and U.S. 

ArmInfo. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand that the statement by the RA Foreign Minister and the US Secretary of State on TRIPP has no legal force, as it is merely a statement, but it must be followed by legal  mechanisms. Sarkis Khandanyan, Chairman of the RA National Assembly  Committee on Foreign Relations, told journalists on January 20.

According to him, the agreement between Armenia and the US and the  statutory documents for TRIPP will need to be signed. Regarding the  opposition's accusations that Armenia's sovereignty in this project  amounts to only 26%, Khandanyan called on the same opposition to  state what percentage of sovereignty the republic retains in the  Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC, the South Caucasus Railway CJSC,  or the country's gas system. "Without a stake in these companies, I  don't think Armenia's sovereignty is being violated. The TRIPP draft  makes it abundantly clear that Armenia's sovereignty will not be  violated.

Furthermore, the country will receive some dividends from its shares  in the company being created to manage the Trump Route," the  parliamentarian said, not seeing any grounds in the document for  additional negotiations with the American side, as the opposition has  been arguing for if it comes to power.  Khandanyan considers the  signed statement to be very good, but one that requires further work.   Responding to a question about the Armenian government's statements  about ensuring unimpeded communication between Azerbaijan and  Nakhichevan, Khandanyan reiterated that Armenia will not create any  obstacles for Azerbaijanis to travel through Armenia.

As a reminder, on August 8, 2025, US President Donald Trump hosted  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President  Ilham Aliyev in Washington. The parties signed a joint declaration  outlining their intention to normalize relations between Armenia and  Armenia. and Azerbaijan. Trump declared that the key issue that had  prevented the signing of a peace agreement between Armenia and  Azerbaijan had been resolved: the opening of a transit route  connecting mainland Azerbaijan with its exclave of Nakhichevan, with  the participation of an Armenian-American consortium. TRIPP  Development, a company with a 74% stake in Washington and 26% in  Yerevan, will develop and build the "Trump Route" transport  infrastructure in Armenia.