August 12, 2026
5 developments
The Washington summit anniversary is marked
A joint US-Armenia-Azerbaijan statement lists eight benchmarks including TRIPP surveys, the $402M fund and the OSCE Minsk Group's dissolution; the treaty remains unsigned.
TRIPP+ funding doubles to $402M
The US doubles the enterprise fund, with Armenia the primary beneficiary through 2036.
Russia's trade war widens
Moscow bans 70,000 bottles of Armenian water and soft drinks and warns tourists; Pashinyan says the restrictions could become an EAEU problem.
Azerbaijan confirms a major arms package
40 JF-17C Block III fighters from China and Pakistan, plus Chinese and Turkish air-defence systems.
Connectivity advances on several fronts
Azerbaijan and Georgia fast-track Middle Corridor freight, Armenia and Iran plan a second Araks bridge, and a Turkish op-ed calls for full diplomatic relations.