Only TRIPP and Crossroads of Peace pertain to Armenian territory: Pashinyan responds to Turkish FM’s statement
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Only Armenia has the authority to determine the names of infrastructures in its territory, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Thursday, responding to a statement by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who again used the term "Zangezur Corridor" while referring to the regional connectivity project.
“There is the “Crossroads of Peace” in Armenia, and there is the TRIPP project; any other terminology is not applicable to the Republic of Armenia,” Pashinyan said at a press briefing.
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. An Armenian-American joint enterprise is expected to develop the route.
Azerbaijani and Turkish officials have used the term "Zangezur Corridor" to refer to the opening of the transport links. Yerevan has objected to that term because the word “corridor” could imply extraterritoriality, which current arrangements do not and cannot envision. PM Pashinyan has insisted that the connectivity projects through Armenia be called Crossroads of Peace and TRIPP, as stipulated in the U.S.-brokered agreements.