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Rubio Meets Armenian Foreign Minister Mirzoyan on TRIPP Implementation

January 13, 2026 · U.S. Department of State · 0:01:27

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What happened

Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan at the Department of State on January 13, 2026, according to the department. Rubio said the two sides would continue to work on implementation of their agreement, which he called, as he stated it, an incredible example.

Rubio said, as he stated it, that the arrangement opens Armenia up for business and allows it to prosper economically, but does so in a way that does not infringe upon Armenia’s sovereignty or territorial integrity. He called the TRIPP arrangement a model for the world for how a country can open itself to economic activity and prosperity without questioning its sovereignty.

Rubio said, as he stated it, that the agreement is great for Armenia, great for the United States, and great for everyone involved, that it builds on a bilateral relationship he described as already very strong and getting stronger, and that important steps were being taken that day to continue moving forward.

Why it matters

The event is part of the administration’s foreign policy record — its diplomacy, alliances, and use of American leverage abroad — stated here in the participants’ own attributed terms.

Sources: U.S. Department of State, “Secretary Rubio Meets with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan”, 2026-01-13 (official upload, embedded above; published 2026-01-13). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.