YEREVAN, September 11
The United States plans to provide $145 million in assistance to Armenia as part of the follow-through on the August 8 Washington agreements, a senior State Department official told Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan during talks in Yerevan on Thursday. The funds are intended to spur trade and infrastructure, develop critical-minerals supply chains, and bolster cross-border security, according to an Armenian government readout.
The package was outlined by Brendan Hanrahan, director in the State Department’s Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. He also discussed the importance of the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP),” a South Caucasus transit project running through Armenia that U.S. officials have tied to the peace track between Yerevan and Baku. Armenian outlets described the $145 million as a first tranche connected to implementation of the August framework.
Background: August 8 declaration and OSCE reset
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met at the White House on August 8, initialed a U.S.-brokered peace text, and signed a joint declaration that included steps toward reopening transport links; the U.S. also secured exclusive development rights for the TRIPP corridor under the broader settlement architecture.
In a related institutional shift, the OSCE Ministerial Council on September 1 approved measures to terminate the Minsk Process and wind down its related structures by December 1, 2025, marking the formal close of the organization’s three-decade mediation track on the conflict.
Why it matters
If carried out, the U.S. funding and corridor work could shorten and diversify Eurasian supply chains—including for critical minerals—and reduce border-risk frictions that have historically impeded commerce. Analysts also view TRIPP as a potential catalyst for the Trans-Caspian “Middle Corridor,” though they caution implementation will face political and technical tests as details of route management and security are finalized.
What’s next: The Armenian side framed the $145 million as an opening installment tied to the Washington roadmap; specific project allocations, timelines, and Congressional coordination were not immediately disclosed.
