BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 24. The Trump Route
for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) can strengthen
American supply chains, said U.S. Representative Abraham J. Hamadeh
of Arizona’s 8th District.
He made the remarks during the seventh annual Caspian Business
Forum held by the Caspian Policy Center (CPC) in New York.
Hamadeh focused on the role of the United States in supporting
peace, connectivity, and economic development across the South
Caucasus and the wider Caspian region.
He highlighted the economic opportunities that could emerge from
a lasting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the development
of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP).
“A lasting peace can open up borders, reconnect communities, expand
trade, create opportunity, and allow a new generation to grow up
knowing their neighbors through commerce and cooperation rather
than conflict and war,” Hamadeh said.
He also argued that greater U.S. economic engagement in the
region serves American commercial and strategic interests. “U.S.
participation is not a favor to the region. It is a long-term
American presence in a region that actually matters,” Hamadeh said.
“This corridor can strengthen American supply chains and help
secure energy and critical minerals. This is diplomacy tied to
American jobs, American businesses, and American national
security.”
Hamadeh also called for further steps to deepen regional
integration, including opening the Türkiye-Armenia border and
repealing Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act. Concluding his
remarks, he said: “The people of Armenia and Azerbaijan deserve a
South Caucasus defined not by the wars of yesterday, but by the
possibilities of tomorrow.”
