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Armenia will retain full sovereignty over its territory where the TRIPP infrastructure will be developed, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Friday.
Speaking during the Crossroads of Peace: Advancing Regional Connectivity and Cooperation international conference organized by Civil Contract Party and Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Pashinyan touched upon the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) project, and dismissed concerns voiced by some oppositionists regarding issues pertaining to Armenian jurisdiction over the would-be route.
No institution of the Republic of Armenia will have any restrictions over any infrastructure that is part of the TRIPP project within its territory, Pashinyan said.
Pashinyan noted that there are also concerns from the opposition related to partial border demarcation, since before the peace summit, Armenia and Azerbaijan had agreed to complete border delimitation from north to south, while the TRIPP project will be implemented in southern Armenia.
“For the railway and other infrastructure, the border must be demarcated along the routes they will follow. Workers on these infrastructures need to know precisely which country’s territory they are operating in,” Pashinyan said.
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, creating long-term benefits by promoting infrastructure investment and enhancing regional connectivity. TRIPP is part of the Crossroads of Peace project.