Pashinyan says TRIPP project not dependent on formalization of peace deal with Azerbaijan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan indicated on Thursday that the implementation of the TRIPP project with the United States does not depend on the finalization of the initialed peace deal with Azerbaijan.

“The TRIPP project has no direct linkage to the signing and ratification of the peace treaty. A separate agreement is being signed, and that agreement will be implemented,” the Prime Minister said.

Armenia and the United States initialed the Framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation concerning the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) on May 26 during Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Yerevan.