Armenia Approves Bill to Formalize Role in Trump-Backed Middle Corridor Trade Route
On July 16, the Armenian government approved a bill to formalize the country's role in developing the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), a key node in the emerging Middle Corridor trade network. The bill affirms guidelines from a US-Armenian framework agreement signed in January, with the US holding a 74 percent stake and Armenia retaining the remainder. TRIPP is considered the centerpiece of a provisional Armenian-Azerbaijani peace deal signed at the White House in August 2025. The bill will now undergo legal review by Armenia's Constitutional Court before a parliamentary vote. A newly created TRIPP Development Co. will have a 49-year lease to build and operate the route. Separately, the US State Department appointed Konstantin Sokolov, a Chicago-based private equity investor and donor to Trump's White House ballroom project, to head a $200 million enterprise fund promoting the Middle Corridor.
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