The TRIPP Route infrastructure project will operate through the territory of the Republic of Armenia, with a business model agreed upon in a bilateral US-Armenia format.
Consisting of several dozen kilometers of various infrastructures, the TRIPP Route will have both regional and global significance and impact.
By the way, in the context of caring for and nurturing the established peace, it is very important to use a pro-peace, legitimate, and agreed-upon narrative when speaking about this project, as well.
The President of Azerbaijan, with whom we adopted the Washington Declaration, has used the so-called "Zangezur Corridor" expression several times since then, including from this rostrum.
Such an expression does not exist in the documents agreed upon in Washington, it has never been in the Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations or documents. I think it makes sense for my Azerbaijani counterpart to clarify what he means by using that expression, because in the Armenian reality it is perceived as a territorial claim on Armenia and is associated with conflict narrative.
In the documents of August 8, we agreed upon clear content and narrative, and it is not possible to understand casting doubt on commitment to those agreements in any way—through the narratives I mentioned and/or through other narratives expressed from this rostrum. Such narratives do not increase people's faith in peace; nor do they stem from the atmosphere of peace and the agreements reached at the highest level.
At various rostrums, the President of Azerbaijan speaks about the alleged capitulation of Armenia.
To be frank, I do not understand, in the presence of such a huge positive content, achieved through joint heavy efforts, why engage aggressive subtexts that are not connected with objective reality. Doesn't peace bring enough joy and satisfaction? To me, for example, it does.
What also brings me joy is the fact that the Republic of Armenia is a democratic state that is developing at an impressive pace, independent, sovereign, and building its own future today, a state that does not harbor or spread hatred towards its neighbors or towards anyone.
I invite the attention of the international community to the fact that the so-called "Zangezur Corridor" and similar narratives do not stem from the agreements reached, have no connection with the agreements, have an irritating and negative impact, and are perceived as a territorial claim against a sovereign country, despite the agreements reached and declared.
But this will certainly not divert us one millimeter from the practice of celebrating the peace achieved and implementing the agreements declared.
In my speech today, by the way, you will not find even one relevant provision or phrase, the justification for which I could not point to in the written agreements reached between Armenia and Azerbaijan in various formats or in the documents signed and published in Washington on August 8. I suggest that my Azerbaijani counterpart focus on the prompt and precise implementation of the agreements reached, for which the use of legitimate narratives is essential.
