Pashinyan confirms railway study amid TRIPP rollout

PanARMENIAN.Net - During a government Q&A session in the National Assembly, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed concerns about the TRIPP initiative, highlighting its economic significance.

Responding to claims that TRIPP would bypass Yeraskhavan, Pashinyan noted that just last week, Armenian and Azerbaijani officials visited the Yeraskh–Sadarak section to assess the railway’s condition.

“Why are they assessing it? To reopen the railway,” he said.

The prime minister added that the railway would be reopened for routes including Horadiz–Meghri–Nakhichevan–Sadarak–Yeraskh–Akhurik–Turkey, as well as directions connecting Iran, Azerbaijan, and Nakhichevan.

“Let’s note that the TRIPP project, while having gained significant political resonance—which is great—is primarily an investment initiative. Politics is gradually taking a back seat, and investment is coming to the forefront,” he stated.

Earlier, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a joint document in Washington outlining Armenia-U.S. cooperation within the TRIPP initiative.

The published TRIPP framework describes the implementation process of the initiative and does not create any legal commitments or obligations for Armenia or the U.S.