US to send over $13 billion in investments to Armenia. This is almost half of its annual GDP
The US plans to send over $13 billion in investments to Armenia, which is almost half of the country's annual GDP. According to information from Bloomberg, these funds should help Yerevan reduce its long-standing dependence on Russia.
US Vice President JD Vance and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP
During the visit of US Vice President JD Vance to Armenia, a civil nuclear partnership agreement was signed. It provides for the allocation of up to $9 billion to Armenia. Another $4 billion is planned for the development of artificial intelligence projects. For the Armenian economy, with an annual GDP of about $27 billion, these are unprecedented sums.
The nuclear agreement opens up the possibility of supplying American atomic technologies and the participation of US companies in the construction of a new nuclear power plant to replace the Metsamor NPP, which was built during the Soviet era and provides about 40% of the country's electricity. Until now, the plant was managed by Rosatom, and fuel was supplied from Russia.
Vance's visit was part of a broader struggle for influence in the South Caucasus — an important transport and energy region. After Yerevan, the American Vice President visited Baku, where a Charter on Strategic Partnership was signed with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The document provides for cooperation in transport, energy, defense, and digital technologies, as well as the development of the so-called Middle Corridor and the TRIPP project — a route to Nakhchivan through Armenian territory.
The US's activation in the region followed the events of August 2025, when an agreement was signed in Washington between Armenia and Azerbaijan, ending the long-standing conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenia's rapprochement with the US accelerated after the war of the early 2020s and the loss of control over Nagorno-Karabakh. At that time, Yerevan did not receive the expected support from Russia and CSTO partners, after which it froze its participation in the organization. In 2023, Armenia conducted its first joint military exercises with the US.
In August 2025, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on the implementation of the TRIPP project, which involves the construction of road, rail, and oil and gas infrastructure. In January 2026, the Armenian Foreign Minister stated that Russia's participation in this project is not foreseen.
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