BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 9. For Uzbekistan,
the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP)
initiative could become a multi-level platform of opportunities,
fitting organically into the country’s strategy of openness and
economic modernization, Doctor of Sociology from Uzbekistan, Azamat
Seitov told Trend.
“First of all, TRIPP opens up qualitatively new transit and
logistics prospects for Uzbekistan. As a country without direct
access to the world’s seas, Uzbekistan is objectively interested in
diversifying its transport routes,” the expert noted.
He believes that creating new routes aimed at the South Caucasus
and extending to Western markets will help break the mold of
relying on just a few traditional paths, bolster the strength of
foreign trade, and trim down logistics costs for both exporters and
importers.
“In this sense, TRIPP complements national efforts to transform
Uzbekistan into a regional transport and logistics hub,” he
emphasized.
Seitov also drew attention to the trade and economic dimension
of the initiative.
“Participation in the project creates conditions for a more
active entry of Uzbek products into the markets of Europe and the
Middle East through multimodal routes, as well as for attracting
foreign partners in processing, storage, and transportation of
goods,” the expert said.
Speaking about the upcoming visit of U.S. Vice President James
David Vance to Azerbaijan, Seitov noted that the trip could become
an important stage in promoting TRIPP not only for the South
Caucasus, but also in a broader regional context, including Central
Asia.
“I believe that Vance’s visit will contribute to the
implementation of this initiative as an important part of the
region’s transit and infrastructure agenda. Today, the United
States views this project as a strategic initiative aimed at
strengthening the peace agenda and trade and infrastructure
integration in the South Caucasus, which may have a direct impact
on neighboring regions, including Central Asia,” the expert
added.
On August 8, 2025, in Washington, with the participation of US
President Donald Trump, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev, and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, a
joint declaration was signed. One of the points of the document
provides for the launch of the Zangezur corridor (“Trump Route” or
TRIPP) to unblock regional communications. In addition, the foreign
ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia initialed an agreement on peace
and interstate relations.
In January 2026, the Armenian Foreign Ministry published the
agreement signed between Armenia and the U.S. on the implementation
of the TRIPP project. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met in Washington and presented
a framework program for the implementation of the TRIPP project.
The published document was assessed as a new step towards
fulfilling the commitments made at the White House on August 8,
2025, to support the establishment of a sustainable peace in the
South Caucasus.
The joint statement of Mirzoyan and Rubio said that Armenia
intends to approve and support the establishment of the TRIPP
Development Company, which will be responsible for the development
of the TRIPP project. The company will be granted the right to
implement the project for an initial period of 49 years. Yerevan
plans to offer Washington 74% of the shares of TRIPP Development
Company while retaining 26%.
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