Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that during his meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Copenhagen, they discussed the inclusion of electricity transmission lines and gas pipelines in the TRIPP (Trump Route for International Peace Project) corridor. He made the remarks at the “Crossroads of Peace: Developing Regional Connectivity and Cooperation” international forum in Yerevan, co-hosted by the Civil Contract Party and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
“I won’t hide that in Copenhagen, I discussed the TRIPP project with the President of Azerbaijan, and we seemed to agree that perhaps the quickest component to implement is the construction of power lines and gas pipelines,” said Pashinyan, as reported by Factor.am. “But this was only a preliminary discussion and will be clarified further in future talks.”
Pashinyan expressed confidence that there are no remaining obstacles to realizing the project.
“Nothing stands in the way because all the problematic issues are addressed in the Washington Declaration. All that remains is to implement the agreement—and no party has a reason to oppose that,” he added.
In Washington, the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the United States—Nikol Pashinyan, Ilham Aliyev, and Donald Trump—officially agreed to launch the “Trump Route.” The corridor would allow Azerbaijan access to Nakhichevan while respecting Armenia’s sovereignty. Trump said American companies are eager to invest and that the agreement could be extended beyond the initial 99 years, benefiting all three nations economically.
On September 11, Pashinyan clarified that Armenia had granted construction rights, not leased land, to the U.S. for 99 years.
