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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Thursday that peace established between Armenia and Azerbaijan with the help of U.S. President Donald Trump had opened new prospects for the South Caucasus.
Addressing the 81st session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Pashinyan said those prospects included the development of regional connectivity and economic cooperation.
“The peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan established on Aug. 8, 2025 with the support and personal engagement of U.S. President Donald Trump has opened up new opportunities for our region, the South Caucasus,” he said.
Pashinyan said that for two and a half years, no one had been killed or injured as a result of exchanges of fire between Armenia and Azerbaijan, describing the period as unprecedented since Armenia gained independence.
“For two and a half years now there have been no casualties or injuries as a result of cross-fire between Armenia and Azerbaijan,” he said.
Pashinyan highlighted the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, or TRIPP, a regional connectivity project intended to open transport links through Armenian territory and connect Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan exclave.
Under a framework agreement between Armenia and the U.S., the jointly established TRIPP Development Company is to be owned 74% by the U.S. and 26% by Armenia during its initial 49-year term.
If the arrangement is extended for another 50 years, Armenia’s share is expected to rise to 49%.
Pashinyan said the project would open new transportation routes and contribute to regional economic development and stability.
He said railway communication between Armenia and Azerbaijan had been restored for the first time since the Soviet period.
He added that the two countries were working to establish direct railway links between Azerbaijan and its Nakhchivan region, which is separated from the rest of Azerbaijan by Armenian territory.
Turning to Armenia’s relations with Russia, Pashinyan said they were undergoing “a transformation.”
He argued that the relationship had previously been shaped largely by Armenia's security concerns arising from its conflict with Azerbaijan, and that the emerging peace between Yerevan and Baku was now creating conditions for a different kind of relationship.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Armenian Foreign and International Trade Minister Ararat Mirzoyan also met in New York on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said the meeting emphasized the importance of peace between the two countries and discussed progress made following agreements reached at the 2025 Washington Summit.
The ministers also addressed the opening of economic and transport infrastructure between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Trade and transit links between the two countries were highlighted as practical examples of the benefits peace could bring, the ministry said.
Bayramov and Mirzoyan also exchanged views on opportunities to promote a positive agenda on various multilateral platforms.
The meeting included an agreement that the foreign ministers of the two countries would continue direct dialogue.
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