BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 23. The Trump Route
for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) is a new model for
U.S. engagement in regional connectivity, said Peter Andreoli,
Deputy Assistant Secretary in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau
of European and Eurasian Affairs.
He made the remarks during the seventh annual Caspian Business
Forum held by the Caspian Policy Center (CPC) in New York.
“The TRIPP initiative is a paradigm shift in how the United
States and regional partners are approaching regional
connectivity,” he said, adding that the planned multimodal transit
corridor could become a key link in the broader Middle
Corridor.
He highlighted the importance of stability and regional
connectivity to unlocking greater investment across the South
Caucasus and Central Asia.
“Connectivity and prosperity feed off stability. Risk is real
and has been present in the region for some time, but for too long,
the brilliant potential of the South Caucasus and Central Asia has
been overshadowed by risk, keeping a lot of transformative capital
on the sidelines,” Andreoli said.
Andreoli pointed to the progress between Armenia and Azerbaijan
as an opportunity to build stronger economic ties across the
region. “Even more remarkable than the signing of the peace
agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan is the stability and peace
that has been established on the ground. The United States
recognizes that durable peace must be underwritten by strong,
enduring partnerships,” he said.
On August 8, 2025, following a trilateral meeting with U.S.
President Donald Trump in Washington, President of Azerbaijan Ilham
Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint
declaration on establishing peace between Baku and Yerevan and
restoring transport connectivity between mainland Azerbaijan and
its Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. The project was named the
"Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity."
