US Expected To Secure Exclusive Transit Rights In Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Deal

US President Donald Trump is set to host Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the White House to sign a peace framework that includes granting the US exclusive development rights to a strategic transit corridor through the South Caucasus, named the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP). The corridor will link Azerbaijan to its exclave Nakhchivan through Armenia and will be operated under Armenian law, with the US subleasing the land to a consortium for infrastructure and management. The agreement aims to open the region commercially, reduce tensions, and prevent further hostilities, while emphasizing Armenia's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Additionally, the leaders plan to sign a joint declaration for peace and full normalization of relations, and documents to dissolve the Minsk Group, which has mediated the conflict since 1992. US officials clarified that TRIPP is strictly a commercial initiative with no military guarantees or deployments. This deal represents a significant diplomatic effort to transform the South Caucasus region's longstanding ethnic and territorial conflicts into a pathway for cooperation and economic development.