TRIPP fully aligns with Armenia`s short, medium, and long-term goals  - Pashinyan

ArmInfo.Armenia has neither the intention nor the reason to delay the implementation of the TRIPP project, which fully aligns with Armenia's short, medium, and long- term interests, as stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

He noted that full peace has been established on the  Armenian-Azerbaijani border for the past eight months. " The year  2025 became, for the first time since our independence, that is,  since 1991, a year when there have been no casualties or injuries as  a result of Armenian-Azerbaijani shootings. Residents of the border  areas have not heard the sound of gunfire for several months now.  Moreover, for the first time since independence, in November 2025, a  train arrived to Armenia through Azerbaijan, also passing through  Georgia. This occurred after the President of Azerbaijan announced in  October 2025 that restrictions on rail travel through Azerbaijan to  Armenia would be lifted, and I am grateful to the President of  Azerbaijan for this decision. We, for our part, stated that we are  ready to ensure transit from Azerbaijan to Turkey and vice versa,   using our existing roads. Neither Azerbaijan nor Turkey has yet taken  advantage of this opportunity.

I suppose this is also due to their belief that such a decision could  delay the implementation of the TRIPP project. "From this podium, I  officially declare that Armenia has neither the intention, nor the  reason for to delay the TRIPP project, as the project fully meets the  short, medium, and long-term interests of the Republic of Armenia and  in no way undermines its sovereignty, territorial integrity, or  jurisdiction," he said.

He also noted that the Republic of Armenia is ready to provide road  connectivity between the western regions of Azerbaijan and the  Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic using existing infrastructure via the  Kornidzor-Goris-Yeghegnadzor-Yeraskh route. He added that this  proposal is in no way aimed at delaying or disrupting the Washington  agreements.

"I say this officially. We are making these proposals because, as I  mentioned above, we are already using the Azerbaijani railway in a  slightly different way. Just as Azerbaijan is looking forward to  establishing a rail connectivity with Nakhichevan through Armenia, we  are also looking forward to establishing a railway connection between  the south and north of Armenia through Nakhichevan. This railway  route has no alternative for Armenia - Armenia's mountainous terrain  prevents any other way to build a railway between the south and north  of the country. As you can see, the expectations of Armenia and  Azerbaijan don't conflict," he said.

The Armenian prime minister noted that Yerevan intends to use the  Georgian-Azerbaijani railway for export purposes as well. "I hope  that in the near future, Azerbaijan will also become an export  destination for Armenia. Armenia already imports petroleum products  from Azerbaijan, which has helped reduce prices in our market and  broken decades-long monopolies in the fuel market. I would also like  to thank the Prime Minister of Georgia for supporting  the railway  connection between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the peace process in  general," Nikol Pashinyan noted.