US, Armenia and Azerbaijan begin technical study of "Trump's path" The United States, Armenia and Azerbaijan have launched trilateral technical planning groups to implement the Trump International Peace and Prosperity Plan (TRIPP). This was stated in a joint statement by the governments of the three countries. It should be noted that the groups were established by US Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and European Affairs Brendan Hanrahan, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Vahan Kostian and Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elanur Mammadov. The parties agreed to establish the first two groups. They will deal with transportation and electricity transmission issues. The statement said that this is a key step to resolve technical issues and move to the next stages of the project, including connectivity with other infrastructure facilities in the region.