Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan clarified that the Armenia–U.S. joint company formed under the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) will manage the business operations of the new transit corridor, rather than exercise control over it. Speaking to reporters, he stressed that the company’s mandate is limited strictly to operational and commercial management.

“The Armenia–United States company will not control that road but manage the road, meaning it will carry out the business management,” Pashinyan said.

He underlined that the project reflects the principle of reciprocity enshrined in the Washington declaration. “We’ve never said that we are going to obstruct connection between the main part of Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Azerbaijan’s benefit of having a connection, and Armenia’s benefit of intra-state and international—toward third countries—with reciprocal advantages are highlighted in the principles of the Washington declaration,” he added.

The U.S.-brokered accords stipulate the creation of an exclusive Armenia–U.S. partnership to develop TRIPP, aimed at establishing a major transit route linking Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan exclave while strengthening Armenia’s regional connectivity and trade potential.

In the same briefing, Pashinyan also addressed the constitutional aspect of the peace process. Responding to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev’s remarks about possible constitutional changes in Armenia, he reiterated that he would personally initiate amendments if the Constitutional Court rules the initialed peace agreement unconstitutional during ratification.

“During the ratification process, if our Constitutional Court decides that the peace agreement which has been initialed now and would be subsequently signed contradicts the Constitution, I myself would initiate constitutional changes,” he said, while noting that “there is no need to think about this now.”

The prime minister also recalled that the government already plans to adopt a new constitution by 2027. “We are now working on the draft of the new constitution. When it is ready, we will hold a referendum. But this has nothing to do with this process [peace process with Azerbaijan]. However, it could have impact on this process from a strategic perspective.”