BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 14. Connecting the main part of Azerbaijan and its Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and providing a simplified regime for the transit of people, vehicles, and cargo in both directions are among the commitments made by Armenia under the TRIPP project, Trend reports.
According to the TRIPP Implementation Framework (TIF) released by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on January 13, one of the main objectives of the "Trump Route" (TRIPP) is to provide transport connectivity between the main part of Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The document notes that TRIPP is intended to establish unimpeded, multimodal transit connectivity on the territory of Armenia, contributing to regional peace, stability, and integration on the basis of respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, and jurisdiction of the states.
"While connecting the main part of Azerbaijan and its Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and creating a vital link in the TransCaspian Trade Route, it is expected to generate reciprocal benefits for international and intrastate connectivity for the Republic of Armenia," the agreement states.
On August 8, in Washington, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, US President Donald Trump, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint declaration.
During the meeting, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan initialed the draft “Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia”.