Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan allowed for the possibility of launching the TRIPP transport project before the official signing of a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. Speaking in parliament, the minister recalled that the parties had already initialed the document and publicly reaffirmed their commitments to its provisions. According to him, Baku is currently postponing the signing, linking it to the removal of a certain obstacle, but Yerevan continues to count on the fulfillment of the reached agreements.

Mirzoyan noted that the actual situation on the border already testifies to the established peace: military personnel are not firing at each other, and cargo continues to move. Therefore, according to the minister’s assessment, the conditions necessary for launching TRIPP already exist. He also believes that the practical implementation of the project and contacts between representatives of civil societies of both countries could further strengthen stability and bring closer the conclusion of a full-fledged peace agreement.

Preparations for the project have already entered the practical phase. On October 22, Armenia reported dispatching a working group headed by Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan to the Syunik Province. Its task is to prepare the launch of design work, which in the initial stage will affect railway, road, and energy infrastructure. At the same time, specific dates for the start of construction and the launch of the transport corridor have not yet been announced.