Azerbaijan Confirms Delay of Trump Caucasus Trade Corridor to 2027

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov acknowledged that construction of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), a key element of the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace deal signed in Washington in August 2025, will not begin by end-2026 as expected, slipping to 2027. The delay signals persistent friction in the normalization process and raises questions about the corridor's viability as a regional economic anchor.