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The Zangezur Corridor promises to boost trade, energy security and peace across the South Caucasus region.

The deal includes the creation of a major transit corridor to be named the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), which will link Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan exclave across a 32-kilometer (20-mile) stretch of Armenian territory.

Peace in the Caucasus could provide the keystone to connect Europe and Central Asia through the Middle Corridor.

The Zangezur Corridor will link Azerbaijan to Nakhchivan, boosting trade from Türkiye to Central Asia and the economy in the broader region.

The opening of the Zangezur Corridor (TRIPP), which will connect Azerbaijan’s main territory with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic through Armenia’s Zangezur (Syunik) region, is a historic step that will shape new geopolitical and geoeconomic realities in the South Caucasus in 2025.

Last month, following a successful visit to Washington, where he signed a historic peace agreement with Armenia, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev traveled to Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, for meetings with Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan.

A U.S. delegation will visit Armenia next week to discuss the “Trump Route” (TRIPP, Zangezur Corridor) project.

With limited options, Iran treads carefully as the Zangezur Corridor reshapes the Caucasus.

After more than three decades, the passenger train connecting Baku and Aghdam has officially resumed, offering travellers a new gateway into a region that is not only steeped in history but also undergoing rapid transformation.

The project was implemented in partnership with the Azerbaijani company Rail Trans Service, with Azerbaijan Railways as the client.

Turkey has started construction of a 224-kilometer railway line worth $2.8 billion that will link the country with Nakhchivan via Azerbaijan.

The 224-kilometer line will run from Turkey’s Dilucu border gate to Nakhchivan and link to the main rail network in Kars.

Legally, Armenia has indeed undertaken to open the route, but the political practice of implementation will depend on many factors.

Türkiye is on the brink of a new era in logistics and foreign trade, as a recent peace deal between Azerbaijan and Armenia is set to open a strategic transit corridor through the South Caucasus.

Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Davit Khudatyan announced that, under the peace agreement initialed in the United States with Azerbaijan, the parties have agreed to set up working groups to unblock transport communications.

Azerbaijan’s victory in the Second Karabakh War opened the opportunity for direct access to its exclave and Turkey — through a mere 40 kilometers of Armenian territory.

A new freight train route connecting Beijing to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, was officially launched on Monday, marking a significant step in strengthening overland trade links between China and the South Caucasus.

The global aviation industry is undergoing a profound transformation as escalating geopolitical tensions and regional conflicts disrupt long-standing East-West air corridors.

Air, rail, road and sea: These key transport modes will be bundled south of the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, come 2026.

Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, operating under the Azerbaijan Transport and Communication Holding (AZCON Holding), has announced the introduction of a new feature as part of its ongoing digital transformation strategy.

Can the rival Asian giants expand their influence without destabilizing the region?

Azerbaijan is embarking on ambitious reforms and collaborations within its transport and logistics sector, driven by the opportunities presented by the Middle Corridor trade route.

Azerbaijan has launched the second phase of the Port of Baku’s expansion, aiming to support its growing role in transcontinental trade as the region seeks alternative routes to Europe.

Kazakhstan’s acceleration of its strategic alignment with Azerbaijan signals more than bilateral convergence. It reflects a deeper structural reconfiguration of Eurasian connectivity, a reconfiguration that is not additive but integrative.