Armenia, the US, and Azerbaijan have begun establishing a trilateral technical planning mechanism to implement the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) project. The launch of the new cooperation format was announced in a joint statement by the three states published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia. The meeting was attended by US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Brendan Hanrahan, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Vahan Kostanyan, and Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov.

At the initial stage, two trilateral working groups have been formed. One will focus on transport, while the other will address electricity transmission issues. They will include representatives of government agencies and technical experts from all three countries. The primary task of the teams is to work through engineering and infrastructure issues necessary to proceed to the next stages of the project's implementation.

Special attention is planned to be given to connecting TRIPP with existing and future regional infrastructure networks. The participants in the talks reaffirmed their interest in an expedited launch of all project components. The establishment of the working groups became another practical step following the agreements reached between Yerevan, Washington, and Baku on the development of transport and economic ties in the region.