RA premier, U.S. president hold phone conversation

ArmInfo.  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump.

Prime Minister Pashinyan thanked President Trump for organizing the  August 8, 2025 Peace Summit in Washington, D.C., at the White House,  and for signing as a witness the Declaration of Peace adopted by the  leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, emphasizing the decisive role of  President Trump's personal efforts in establishing peace.

The interlocutors noted with satisfaction that the Washington Peace  Summit has led to real peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which is  seen and felt by the peoples of both countries.

During the phone conversation, the current status of the TRIPP  project was discussed.  Prime Minister Pashinyan and President Trump  reaffirmed their determination to begin construction of TRIPP in the  near future.

Other issues on the Armenia-US bilateral and international agenda  were also discussed.

As a reminder, on August 8, 2025, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a seven-point  joint "Declaration of Peace" in Washington. It provides for a joint  appeal to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe  (OSCE) to terminate the OSCE Minsk Process and related structures, as  well as the creation of a transport corridor through Armenian  territory that will connect Azerbaijan with its Nakhichevan exclave,  surrounded by Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. On January 14, 2026, the  Armenian Foreign Ministry published the framework document signed  with the American side in Washington for the implementation of the  Trump Roadmap for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP). The  12-page document presents the project's main goals and operational  mechanisms. Among other things, the document emphasizes Armenia's  intention to sanction and support the creation of the TRIPP  Development Company. The company is expected to be responsible for  developing the TRIPP project, receiving an initial development right  for a period of 49 years. Armenia intends to offer the United States  a 74% stake in TRIPP Development Company, retaining 26%. This  partnership is expected to be extended for another 50 years, with an  additional ownership stake granted to the Armenian government,  bringing its stake to 49%.