As “Caucasian Knot” wrote, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan signed a charter on a strategic partnership between the two countries and initialed a framework agreement on the Trump Route project.
The Trump Route for Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) will connect mainland Azerbaijan with its exclave of Nakhchivan through a section of southern Armenia (Syunik / Zangezur province) and then continue towards the North (Azerbaijan, Georgia) and the West (Turkey). It became a key element of the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, signed in August 2025 in Washington with the participation of President Donald Trump. The route will eventually be integrated with the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), linking China with Europe. The length of the Armenian section is estimated at 27 miles (or 42 kilometers), according to the “Caucasian Knot” report “Trump Route” (TRIPP): Transport Corridor through Armenia”.
US President Donald Trump pledged his full and unconditional support for Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the upcoming parliamentary elections, he wrote on his Truth Social page.
“Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, my great friend and leader, is making his country strong, rich, and very secure! Nikol fully shares my point of view regarding peace and prosperity of Armenia and the entire South Caucasus,” the American president said.
13:00 15.01.2026″Trump Route” (TRIPP): transport corridor through ArmeniaThe “Trump Route,” or TRIPP, is a transportation corridor project between Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan through Armenia, brokered and with exclusive rights by the United States for 99 years. It became a key element of the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, signed in August 2025 in Washington with the participation of President Donald Trump.
“For these reasons, I fully and unequivocally support Nikol’s reelection on June 7, 2026. “With it, we will take the United States, Armenia, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia to unprecedented heights. Make (Armenia) Great Again,” Trump wrote.
Elections to the National Assembly of Armenia will be held on June 7. According to analysts, the parties of Samvel Karapetyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and former President Robert Kocharyan will be key competitors in the elections. Samvel Karapetyan’s “Strong Armenia,” along with Robert Kocharyan’s “Armenia” bloc and Gagik Tsarukyan’s “Prosperous Armenia” party, is one of the most pro-Russian parties in the Armenian parliamentary elections. The “Caucasian Knot” has prepared a report titled “2026 Elections to the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia.”
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