RA NA speaker cannot imagine Russias participation in TRIPP project 

ArmInfo.  Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan shared details of a meeting he held several days ago with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow.

"I outlined our concerns, and they outlined theirs. The purpose of my  visit, our meeting with politicians, was for them to express their  concerns, and for us to express our concerns. But in addition to  asking each other questions, we also had very important discussions,  proposals, and practical discussions, ranging from various  investments in Armenia to holding Armenian Cultural Days in Russia,  etc. We talked for over an hour and a half; it's clear that there are  things I can't discuss," Simonyan said at a parliamentary briefing on  February 10, in response to a question about whether the Armenian  authorities' accusations of so-called "hybrid threats" allegedly  emanating from the Russian Federation were addressed. According to  him, at the Moscow meetings, he listed by name everyone involved in  "hybrid threats." "I said there was talk of conducting a joint  military operation in Armenia. I said everything frankly. They  responded, as always, that there was no such thing, and that it was  just individuals talking," the NA Speaker said.

According to Simonyan, during the meeting with Sergey Lavrov, TRIPP  was briefly mentioned, as well as the trilateral statements from  2020-2022. "He meant that we talked about different things, and now  the reality is different. I said: yes, the reality is different, and  there is a reality in which you may not participate in the TRIPP  project, since I cannot imagine Russia's participation in TRIPP, but  be involved in the construction, reconstruction, and operation of  other infrastructure. This is a very good proposal, to which Russia  should, is obligated to respond, and I think it will respond, since I  think these conversations should have already begun between our  relevant agencies," the Speaker noted.

To support his assertion that "Russia's participation in TRIPP is  impossible," Alen Simonyan recalled that the project will be  implemented by an Armenian-American consortium.

"How do you envision this? Travel within Armenia doesn't necessarily  mean within the TRIPP framework.  When grain or fuel is transported  (from Azerbaijan - ed.), it's not done within the TRIPP framework,"  Simonyan stated, noting that he doesn't want the Russian side to  focus on TRIPP. "There are many options.  They are working. After  all, if they were, we've been here for 100 years," the speaker of the  Armenian parliament concluded.

As a reminder, on August 8, 2025, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a seven-point  joint "Declaration of Peace" in Washington. It included a joint  appeal to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe  (OSCE) to terminate the OSCE Minsk Process and related structures, as  well as the creation of a transport corridor through Armenian  territory that would connect Azerbaijan with its Nakhichevan exclave,  surrounded by Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.

On January 14, 2026, the Armenian Foreign Ministry published a  framework document signed with the American side in Washington for  the implementation of the Trump Route for International Peace and  Prosperity (TRIPP). The 12-page document outlines the project's main  objectives and its operational mechanisms. Among other things, the  document emphasizes Armenia's intention to authorize and support the  establishment of the TRIPP Development Company. The company is  expected to be responsible for the development of the TRIPP project,  receiving an initial development right for a period of 49 years.  Armenia intends to offer the United States a 74% stake in the TRIPP  Development Company, retaining 26%. The partnership is expected to be  extended for another 50 years, with an additional ownership stake  being awarded to the Armenian government, bringing its stake to 49%.