Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has indicated that implementation efforts related to the TRIPP (Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity) project should move forward as quickly as possible, even as the agreement remains in the ratification stage.
Responding to a question about the current status of the project and the availability of investment capital, Pashinyan suggested that important preparatory steps are already underway and pointed to recent developments in the United States regarding financing mechanisms.
According to the Prime Minister, the United States has already made a preliminary decision concerning funding and established a fund intended to support the TRIPP project as well as other regional initiatives.
“I may have missed some details due to the election campaign and being on vacation, but the United States has already made at least a preliminary decision regarding financing and has created a fund through which the TRIPP project, along with other regional projects, is expected to be financed,” Pashinyan said.
While noting that he did not wish to cite specific figures to avoid inaccuracies, the Prime Minister emphasized that a substantial amount of funding had been allocated.
Addressing Armenia’s role in the process, Pashinyan stressed that the country would fulfill its obligations and move forward with the necessary steps.
“The document has been signed and is now in the ratification stage, but we should not wait for formalities. We must move forward as quickly as possible. That is both our approach and the approach of the United States,” he said.
