Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has expressed confidence that the implementation of the TRIPP connectivity project will begin on the ground in 2026.

“I am convinced that in 2026 we will already start work on the ground. According to my calculations, the fastest step will be commissioning the power transmission lines. This project will also create many jobs, and I hope we will ensure that these jobs are filled by citizens of Armenia, and that companies will not need to bring in labor from other countries,” said Nikol Pashinyan while presenting the Civil Contract party’s election program, particularly its economic development plan.

He said the reconstruction of the railway sections from Gyumri to the Turkish border and from Yeraskh to the Nakhchivan border will be carried out swiftly, within one to one and a half years.

The Civil Contract election program states that the full unblocking of the region’s transport infrastructure—including both the implementation of the TRIPP project and the operation of the Gyumri–Kars railway—will not only further strengthen peace and cooperation in the region but will also transform it into an important hub of east–west and north–south connectivity, a “Crossroads of Peace.”

The Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) is a connectivity project in Armenia envisaged under the U.S.-brokered Armenian–Azerbaijani joint declaration signed in Washington, D.C. The project is expected to unlock strategic economic opportunities, create long-term benefits by promoting infrastructure investment, and enhance regional connectivity. TRIPP is part of the Crossroads of Peace initiative, and an Armenian–American joint enterprise is expected to develop the route.