The Russian side is ready to consult with Armenia on the parameters of the “Trump Route” initiative. This was stated to RIA Novosti by Mikhail Kalugin, Director of the Fourth CIS Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

According to him, the details of this Armenian-American project still need to be studied, but Moscow is open to discussing both the substance of this initiative and Russia’s possible participation in it. Kalugin noted that “there are sufficient grounds for this.” Essentially, this concerns the section of the route that had previously been agreed within the framework of the trilateral working group, the Russian diplomat emphasized.

“Our company, South Caucasus Railway, which is a subsidiary of Russian Railways OJSC, holds the concession for managing Armenia’s railway network. The Russian railway gauge is used in the region. The road will largely pass through the area of responsibility of our border guards,” Kalugin noted.

In conclusion, he pointed to Armenia’s membership in the Eurasian Economic Union, and emphasized that implementing this initiative without Russia’s participation would be difficult.