The TRIPP agreement has given impetus to the development of the Middle Corridor

Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan intend to sign an agreement this year aimed at strengthening the status of the Trans-Caspian Corridor. This need, according to the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, arose "given the opening of the Zangezur Corridor."

As "Caucasian Knot" wrote, the "Trump Route for Peace and Prosperity" (TRIPP) will connect mainland Azerbaijan with its exclave of Nakhchivan through a section of southern Armenia (Syunik / Zangezur province) and then continue in the direction of the North (Azerbaijan, Georgia) and the West (Turkey). It became a key element of the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, signed in August 2025 in Washington with the participation of President Donald Trump. The route will eventually be integrated with the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), which links China with Europe. The length of the Armenian section is estimated at 27 miles (or 42 km), according to the Caucasian Knot report "Trump Route" (TRIPP): Transport Corridor through Armenia".

The authorities of Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan plan to sign an agreement in 2026 aimed at strengthening the status of the Middle (Middle) Corridor (Trans-Caspian International Transport Route). This was reported by the press service of the Kazakh government following a meeting of the heads of government of the Organization of Turkic States (OTG) in Baku, which was attended by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov.

The Kazakh Prime Minister noted the need to develop the Trans-Caspian international transport route "taking into account the opening of the Zangezur Corridor," TASS reports.

The digital monitoring center for the OTG, initiated by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, could provide additional impetus to the route's development. In this regard, it was proposed to promptly form a special working group on this issue.

The agreement between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan on the development of the Middle Corridor bypassing Russia is their sovereign right, stated Alexey Chepa, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs.

"This doesn't hinder our relations. Of course, it's less advantageous for us. But we can't force anyone to do anything through us. This isn't being done to our detriment; it's being done for our own benefit. These countries have the right to interact with other countries. We can't object here. This is their sovereign right. And they are exercising it," Lenta.ru quotes him as saying.