Truce includes exclusive US development rights to strategic "TRIPP" route, named after President, raising questions over motives.
US President Donald Trump brokered a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House on Friday. The deal aims to end long-standing tensions but grants the US exclusive rights to develop a key transit corridor through Armenia, provisionally named the "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity" (TRIPP). Leaders Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliyev attended the signing.
The agreement, driven significantly by Trump's stated ambition to secure a Nobel Peace Prize, resolves a core regional conflict. However, a central provision grants the United States long-term, exclusive development rights for a new transportation corridor within Armenian territory. President Trump framed the deal as a hard-won success: "Many tried to find a resolution... But with this accord, we’ve finally succeeded in making peace."
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The corridor, expected to be formally named "TRIPP" in Trump's honor, will operate under Armenian law. The US government will lease the land to a private consortium responsible for its construction and management. Trump claimed, "This declaration establishes what they are calling a great honour for me — I didn’t ask for this," regarding the naming.
The deal immediately drew scrutiny. Critics warn it conflates Trump's self-branding as a "global peacemaker" with substantial commercial and strategic gains for the US, potentially undermining the perceived neutrality of the mediation. The arrangement follows a pattern, coming days after the White House facilitated a Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire reportedly secured under threat of halted trade talks.
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Armenia and Azerbaijan have a decades-long conflict, primarily over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, marked by sporadic violence despite past ceasefire attempts. Securing stable transit routes through the South Caucasus is a major geopolitical and economic objective for global powers due to the region's strategic location.
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While the signed deal marks a potential step towards regional stability and economic development for Armenia and Azerbaijan, its implementation and the management of the US-controlled TRIPP corridor are pending. The inclusion of significant, exclusive benefits for the US broker fuels debate over potential conflicts of interest in Trump's diplomatic efforts. Observers await further details on the corridor's operation and its long-term regional impact.
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