US Vice President JD Vance made history with a two-day visit to Armenia on Monday – the first time a president or VP had made the trip – and signed a deal on ‘peaceful nuclear co-operation’ with PM Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan on Monday.
“I really do believe that tonight marks a new beginning for Armenia and the United States and the partnership that our country can have together,” Vance said.
We’re… very proud to announce that our nations have completed negotiations on a ‘one two three’ civil nuclear co-operation agreement. Now once that is completely stood up, it’ll pave the way for American and Armenian companies to strike deals on civil nuclear projects. That means up to $5 billion in initial US exports, plus an additional $4 billion in long-term support through fuel and maintenance contracts,” he continued.
Footage shows the pair signing the agreement itself. The VP also announced a ‘major sale’ of 11 million dollars worth of surveillance drones to Armenia too.
Meanwhile Pashinyan said he had ‘gladly accepted’ Donald Trump’s invitation to the first meeting of the new ‘Board of Peace’ later this month – after the organisation was inaugurated at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month.
On the new Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, Pashinyan added that “we reaffirmed that this project, in addition to the most serious peace dividends, will also have regional and global significance, developing unhindered communication between West and East.”
Vance arrived in Armenia on February 9 ahead of his trip to Azerbaijan. Talks are focused on the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), the planned 43-kilometre road and rail route announced under the Washington peace agreement, signed by the two side in August last year.
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