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US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker has arrived in Armenia to advance President Donald Trump’s vision for regional peace and prosperity, the US Embassy in Yerevan announced on Monday, Azernews reports via Armenian media.

According to the embassy, Under Secretary Hooker will hold meetings with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan, and Vice Speaker of Parliament and Special Envoy for Normalisation with Türkiye, Ruben Rubinyan.

“Ambassador Kvien welcomed Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker to Yerevan to advance the President of the United States’ vision for regional peace and prosperity in the region. She will meet with PM Pashinyan, FM Mirzoyan, National Security Council Secretary Grigoryan, and Special Envoy Rubinyan to discuss next steps in strengthening the US-Armenia strategic partnership through TRIPP and the US-Armenia MOUs,” the embassy said in a press release.

The Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) is a connectivity project in Armenia outlined in the U.S.-brokered Armenian-Azerbaijani Joint Declaration signed in Washington, D.C. The initiative aims to unlock new strategic economic opportunities by promoting infrastructure investments and enhancing regional transport corridors. TRIPP forms a component of the broader Crossroads of Peace concept.

In addition, Armenia and the United States recently signed three bilateral Memorandums of Understanding covering the Crossroads of Peace Capacity Building Partnership, the AI and Semiconductor Innovation Partnership, and the Energy Security Partnership, all designed to deepen long-term cooperation between the two countries.