Overview
- Deputy Secretary of State Alison Hooker arrived in Armenia for meetings with the prime minister, foreign minister and other officials to promote President Trump’s regional vision.
- Armenia’s Foreign Ministry said Hooker and Ararat Mirzoyan reviewed progress since the Aug. 8 Washington summit and discussed steps needed to start building the TRIPP corridor.
- President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan’s segment is close to completion, with an initial rail capacity of 15 million tonnes and a highway also nearing finish.
- The route through Syunik is framed as part of the Trans‑Caspian Middle Corridor, with Baku citing a 90% rise in freight over three years on that pathway.
- Legacy obstacles remain on the Armenian side, including the defunct Megri rail stretch where tracks were removed and sections were flooded near the Khudaferin reservoir.