Prime Minister: TRIPP  to establish a railway connection  between  Armenia and  Russia

ArmInfo. With the launch of TRIPP (Trump International Route for Peace and Prosperity), Armenia will have a railway connection with Russia, which  we have not had  for 30 years. Armenia will be connected with Iran and Central Asia,  and China will gain a new railway route towards the West. Armenian  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made this statement in Washington,  while responding to a question about whether the launch of TRIPP will  hit the logistical and trade interests of Russia and Iran, and  whether it will diminish China's role in trade flows from Asia to  Europe.

Particularly, he noted that Armenia and Russia could obtain a railway  route both through TRIPP and without it, for example, through  Georgia. Additionally, since the Armenian railway is currently  controlled by the Russian Federation, the latter may be interested in  investing in the relaunch of the Ijevan-Hrazdan, Ijevan-Kasakh  railway service, which would require the Azerbaijani side's consent.  Pashinyan noted that all of this should be viewed  not as potential  issues, but as opportunities. He did not rule out the potential of  this project  opening up economic cooperation between Iran and the  United States, Russia and the United States. According to him,   construction of the railway in Meghri will begin soon, and the  relaunch of the Yeraskh-Akhurik railway service is also feasible  within the framework of this project.

"This project has the potential to serve as a place for unexpected  but positive cooperation. And this will justify the  "Crossroads of  Peace" project, as countries that have had conflicts will now have  the opportunity to cooperate in Armenia and the South Caucasus",  the  Prime Minister emphasized.