BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 10. Implementation
of the Trump Route for Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) aligns with the
strategic pursuits of the nations of Central Asia, Tair
Nigmanov, advised Pattern.
In accordance with him, the highway that can join the principle territory
of Azerbaijan with Nakhchivan by means of Armenia is of explicit
curiosity to Central Asian nations because it creates further
transportation alternatives. This holds explicit significance
for Uzbekistan, he specified, as it’s a landlocked nation that
shares borders completely with different landlocked nations missing
entry to oceans.
Nigmanov reminded that there are at the moment 4 predominant transit
routes for items within the area.
“In essence, there are 4 such routes. The primary and most
often utilized by Kazakhstan is thru the territory of the
Russian Federation. The options are: by means of the Caspian Sea,
the Caucasus, and Türkiye; by means of China; and the southern route
in the direction of Pakistan and India,” he defined.
On the identical time, the knowledgeable emphasised that the southern routes
stay essentially the most complicated and underdeveloped.
“Probably the most sensible possibility, except for the Russian route, is the
Caucasus route by way of the Caspian,” Nigmanov stated.
He famous that solely not too long ago, after Azerbaijan lifted the
embargo, Kazakh wheat lastly reached Armenia.
“This was an vital occasion final 12 months as a result of, regardless of
Armenia’s membership within the EAEU (Eurasian Financial Union), commerce
with it had lengthy been critically sophisticated attributable to purely
geographical causes,” Nigmanov defined.
The knowledgeable believes that the normalization of relations between
Baku and Yerevan, in addition to the implementation of particular
funding initiatives within the logistics sector, serve Kazakhstan’s
pursuits, because the nation is consistently searching for markets for its
agricultural merchandise and sustainable import/export routes. For
this cause, Nigmanov stated, Kazakhstan helps the TRIPP
venture.
Nigmanov identified that Kazakhstan, like different nations in
the area, follows a multivector international coverage. He emphasised
that the nation’s agenda isn’t solely to take care of good relations
with its neighbors but in addition to develop ties with all nations.
Nigmanov pressured that relations with the USA are of
nice significance to Kazakhstan.
“The U.S. is likely one of the predominant traders in our economic system. Final
12 months, there have been two vital visits of our head of state to the
U.S. In September, it was for participation within the normal debates
on the United Nations Basic Meeting, which is an annual journey.
Later, a month and a half after that, the president visited the
U.S. once more for participation within the ‘Central Asia plus U.S.’
summit,” he stated.
He identified that these visits bore fruit, resulting in
substantial agreements, together with a whopping $4 billion funding
deal from the American firm Wabtec in Kazakhstan’s railway
sector.
The knowledgeable believes that build up logistics infrastructure
and enhancing transportation connections are key for Kazakhstan’s
success.
“After all, we view it positively when American traders make
comparable investments in different nations within the area. Logistics is
a shared matter, and the event of railways or another
transportation infrastructure is useful for all. Kazakhstan,
like different nations within the area, is curious about multilateral
growth and diversification of its financial ties. It’s
particularly vital for us to proceed decreasing dependence on oil
and pure sources, together with iron and metals. We’re actively
searching for alternatives to spend money on the processing business and
logistics, and we are going to assist initiatives that contribute to this,”
the knowledgeable concluded.
On August 8, 2025, in Washington, with the participation of US
President Donald Trump, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev, and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, a
joint declaration was signed. One of many factors of the doc
gives for the launch of the Zangezur hall (“Trump Route” or
TRIPP) to unblock regional communications. As well as, the international
ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia initialed an settlement on peace
and interstate relations.
In January 2026, the Armenian International Ministry printed the
settlement signed between Armenia and the U.S. on the implementation
of the TRIPP venture. Armenian International Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in Washington and introduced
a framework program for the implementation of the TRIPP venture.
The printed doc was assessed as a brand new step in the direction of
fulfilling the commitments made on the White Home on August 8,
2025, to assist the institution of a sustainable peace within the
South Caucasus.
The joint assertion of Mirzoyan and Rubio stated that Armenia
intends to approve and assist the institution of the TRIPP
Growth Firm, which can be answerable for the event
of the TRIPP venture. The corporate can be granted the fitting to
implement the venture for an preliminary interval of 49 years. Yerevan
plans to supply Washington 74% of the shares of TRIPP Growth
Firm whereas retaining 26%.
