“I can say that there will be no risk for them; they will not incur any losses. On the contrary, Georgia’s significance will increase,” said President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan during a stopover on his way back to Yerevan from Georgia, responding to the question whether there are concerns in Tbilisi about Georgia’s transit role being reduced due to the Trump Route (TRIPP) project in Armenia.

According to the President of Armenia, if the Trump Route becomes a reality and starts functioning, “new opportunities will open up for Armenia, Türkiye, Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia and, why not, also for Russia.”

Vahagn Khachaturyan remarked that he did not hear any concerns from Georgian officials and did not notice any unease on the matter.

“Everything will depend on us: if we truly want to live in peace and resolve issues with our neighbors, rather than exacerbate them, we will succeed. But if we are not committed, problems will arise, and we will end up in the same environment as before,” he said.

He also noted that Georgia has expressed its willingness to provide support on various issues, including the normalization of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations.