The TRIPP agreement has been ratified by the Armenian Parliament.

The Armenian Parliament ratified the framework agreement on strategic cooperation between Armenia and the USA regarding the "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity" at its meeting on October 28.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", in mid-September, the Constitutional Court of Armenia recognized the TRIPP agreement as compliant with the Constitution, which allowed the document to be sent to Parliament for ratification. On October 21, the permanent commission of the National Assembly on foreign relations gave a positive conclusion on the draft ratification of the framework agreement on strategic cooperation between Armenia and the USA regarding this project.

The agreement provides for the establishment of a company in which the USA will own 74% of the shares, while Armenia will receive 26%. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Armenia, Ararat Mirzoyan, stated that all infrastructure built on the territory of the country for the implementation of the TRIPP project will operate under the jurisdiction of Armenia, taking into account its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

During the meeting, 63 deputies voted for the ratification of the agreement, while 32 opposed it, reports the news agency "News Armenia".

According to Armenian authorities, the practical implementation of the project began on October 22: a working group headed by Deputy Prime Minister Mger Grigoryan went to the Syunik region to prepare for project work on the construction of roads, railways, and energy infrastructure.

The opposition refused to support the Trump Route

The TRIPP agreement was supported only by deputies from the ruling faction. Opposition deputies stated during discussions on October 27 that they would vote against it: in their opinion, the project does not take into account Armenia's interests, although the interests of the USA and Azerbaijan are considered, notes JAMnews.

The head of the opposition faction "Armenia", Anna Grigoryan, in particular, stated that the implementation of the project allows the USA and Azerbaijan to achieve long-standing strategic goals, which cannot be said about Armenia.

“When the political majority tries to answer this question, the first thing they say is the word 'unblocking'. But on the ground, no communications are unblocked, no borders are opened. So this part of the answer does not correspond to reality,” the publication quotes her words.

The head of the "Strong Armenia" faction, Narek Karapetyan, in turn, stated that with the launch of the TRIPP project, Baku may lose interest in signing a peace treaty with Armenia, as "Azerbaijan will get what it planned to get." The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Ruben Rubinyan, countered that the agreement would allow "to implement the components of peace on the ground" even before the formal signing of the peace treaty.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that on May 26, 2026, in Yerevan, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan signed the Charter on Strategic Partnership, expanding American-Armenian cooperation and supporting the TRIPP project. The visit to Yerevan was accompanied by the initialing of the framework agreement on the transport corridor and a memorandum of cooperation in the field of critical minerals.