Construction of the TRIPP corridor, a railway, gas pipeline and power line linking Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan across Armenia, is set for late 2026.
Azerbaijani President Aliyev's rare Tbilisi stop underscores Georgia's role as indispensable transit state as Armenia-Azerbaijan trade accelerates.
Azerbaijan's and Armenia's foreign ministers met in New York on September 24, reviewed progress since the 2025 Washington summit and cited trade and transit as practical gains of peace.
Georgia's economy minister told a forum in China that transit rail freight is up 14% and Tbilisi aims to double maritime and railway capacity and triple national airport capacity.
The EU plans to invest EUR 250m in Armenia's Syunik region while the Constitutional Court has ruled the TRIPP transit agreement constitutional, clearing a key domestic hurdle.
Türkiye's Kars-Dilucu railway is due by end-2029 while Azerbaijan says its rail link toward Armenia is 75% built; the 42-km Armenian section is unbuilt.
Azerbaijan's TRIPP section nears completion while Armenia's construction is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2026 under a 49-year development company structure.
Representatives of Armenia and Azerbaijan met in Lachin to discuss electricity imports and exports and options for connecting their power grids.
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