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alternative to full EU membership&#8217;, Ukraine\u2019s deputy PM says\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          News<\/p>\n<p>                          World<\/p>\n<p>                          Armenia<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            US and Armenia pledge to move forward on economic corridor during Rubio visit<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/31\/15\/1536x864_cmsv2_90e59d73-c814-570e-bfc7-22e333499bb0-9773115.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"US Secretary of State Marco Rubio participates in a signing ceremony with Armenia&apos;s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, 26 May 2026\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              US Secretary of State Marco Rubio participates in a signing ceremony with Armenia&#8217;s Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, 26 May 2026<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP 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class=\"u-show-for-desktop\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Marco Rubio visited Yerevan, backing PM Pashinyan\u2019s pro\u2011western course and signed TRIPP corridor and strategic partnership deals to boost regional peace.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Yerevan on Tuesday in a show of support for Armenia&#8217;s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his government, in the run-up to the June elections in the South Caucasus country and amid widespread allegations of Russian interference, as Pashinyan is pushing forward on a western course amid a historic peace agreement with Azerbaijan.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Your entire team here in Armenia are blazing a trail toward a brighter and more independent future for Armenia,&#8221; Rubio said. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re very happy to be here to show our support for your courage, your vision, and your dedication. We can\u2019t wait to do more together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration has been working on a road-and-rail corridor initiative called the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), which would run through Armenia and connect Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan exclave.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio said he took another step in the TRIPP project with the Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This agreement marks the biggest step to date on making this historic route a reality, on advancing peace and on increasing prosperity in Armenia and frankly in the region,&#8221; Rubio said at a signing ceremony at Yerevan airport.<\/p>\n<p>The TRIPP project came to life when Trump oversaw the historic peace agreement signed by Pashinyan and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev at the White House, ending decades of conflict.<\/p>\n<p>A traditional ally of Russia, Armenia moved under Pashinyan towards a pro-European future, recently hosting the European Political Community summit in Yerevan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Roberta Metsola clashes with Azerbaijan&#8217;s Aliyev at European summit in Armenia<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Diplomats survey Karabakh reconstruction as peace settles in <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rubio also signed agreements in Yerevan to renew a broad strategic partnership and to work together on critical minerals, a key priority for Washington as China dominates the resource vital to modern technologies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are laying the groundwork for the sort of economic engagement that allows Armenians to make money and find prosperity and Americans to do the same and to do it together, which is one of the strongest ways to bind nations with one another,&#8221; Rubio said.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio said that Washington was &#8220;always doing it in a way that respects your sovereignty as a nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/31\/15\/808x539_cmsv2_0eb9dc23-2386-5639-ae6c-db497e66d269-9773115.jpg\" alt=\"US Secretary of State Marco Rubio disembarks his plane at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, 26 May, 2026\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">US Secretary of State Marco Rubio disembarks his plane at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, 26 May, 2026<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mirzoyan said he hoped to see the agreements implemented on the ground and called them &#8220;truly beneficial for the Republic of Armenia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rubio&#8217;s Tuesday visit further reinforced the US presence in the region, following Vice President JD Vance&#8217;s visits to both Armenia and Azerbaijan in February.<\/p>\n<p>As the general election looms in Armenia, the Kremlin has repeatedly warned Yerevan of the repercussions of its western path, including imposing a halt to gas deliveries and to key Armenian exports to Russia, both of which are vital to the country&#8217;s economy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-contributors c-article-contributors-supplementary u-margin-top-2 u-padding-top-2\">\n<p>Additional sources<strong> \u2022 AFP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Pro-Kremlin actors launch large scale disinformation campaign targeting Armenia&#8217;s elections<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Turkey removes a restriction on direct trade with Armenia to improve ties<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Pashinyan says Karabakh &#8216;was not ours&#8217; 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