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US takes lead in Caucasus peace deal as France is pushed aside

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (left) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attend the signing of a peace deal under the auspices of US President Donald Trump in Washington. Getty Images via AFP - ANDREW HARNIK

The United States has pushed its way into the Caucasus peace process, sidelining France’s former role as a key Armenia-Azerbaijan mediator with the launch of the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity, known as TRIPP.

The framework was published Tuesday after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. It gives Washington a 74 percent stake in a TRIPP Development Company tasked with building roads, rail, energy and digital infrastructure.

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