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U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker has arrived in Armenia to advance President Donald Trump’s vision for regional peace and prosperity, the U.S. Embassy announced on Monday.
Hooker will meet with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan, and Vice Speaker of Parliament, Special Envoy for Normalization with Türkiye, Ruben Rubinyan.
“Ambassador Kvien welcomed Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker to Yerevan to advance President of the United States’ vision for regional peace and prosperity in the region. She will meet with PM Pashinyan, FM Mirzoyan, National Security Council Secretary Grigoryan, and Special Envoy Rubinyan to discuss next steps in strengthening the U.S.-Armenia strategic partnership through TRIPP and the U.S.-Armenia MOUs,” the embassy said in a press release.
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. Armenia and the U.S. also signed three bliateral MoUs on: Crossroads of Peace Capacity Building Partnership, AI and Semiconductor Innovation Partnership, and Energy Security Partnership.