BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 4. Trump Route for
International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) will facilitate seamless
transit connectivity from Central Asia through the South Caucasus
and onwards to the West, the U.S. Special Envoy for South and
Central Asia, Sergio Gor, said at the "B5+1" business forum in
Bishkek, Trend
reports.


“Since President Trump's historic peace summit that brought
Armenia and Azerbaijan together, we continue to advance the Trump
Route for International Peace and Prosperity, which will facilitate
seamless transit connectivity from Central Asia through the South
Caucasus and onwards to the West—a historic step towards building
strong, interconnected economies and sustaining peace in the
region,” Gor delineated.


Gor noted that Trump recognizes the importance of Central Asia
in global trade and connectivity. He is championing peace and
prosperity for the entire region.


"The United States is open for business. We're open for peace.
We're opening to strengthen our ties around the world. So that is
why it's fitting that the first C5 event in 2026 is this B5 + 1
forum,” he said.


According to Gor, the work that will take place at the forum in
Bishkek in the coming days will directly advance the economic
commitments made by the leaders of Central Asia and the U.S. during
the C5+1 summit in Washington in November 2025.







On January 14, the Armenian Foreign Ministry published the
agreement signed between Armenia and the U.S. on the implementation
of the TRIPP project. Mirzoyan and Rubio met in Washington and
presented a framework program for the implementation of the TRIPP
project. The published document was assessed as a new step towards
fulfilling the commitments made at the White House on August 8,
2025, to support the establishment of a sustainable peace in the
South Caucasus.


The joint statement issued by Mirzoyan and Rubio announced
Armenia's intention to approve and endorse the establishment of the
TRIPP Development Company, tasked with overseeing the
implementation of the TRIPP project. The company will be granted
the authority to manage the project for an initial term of 49
years. Yerevan plans to offer Washington a 74% stake in the TRIPP
Development Company, while retaining a 26% share for itself.


Sergio Gor, the U.S. Special Envoy for South and Central Asia,
is visiting Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan from February 4 to 7 to
participate in the B5+1 Business Forum and to interact with senior
business leaders and policymakers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, collectively referred to
as the C5.


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