J.D. Vance is coming to promote peace, and that is why Georgia was not included in his itinerary - as for transit, I am sure that when the US defines its regional policy, it will also consider Georgia's role in this issue, - Georgian Dream MP Tengiz Sharmanashvili told journalists.

According to him, Georgia will still be one of the main transport hubs.

"You know very well that he is coming to consolidate peace. Trump stated from the very beginning that he does not want the issues he has regulated to be temporary and wants to resolve these issues for a long period of time. Of course, the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict was one of the most difficult conflicts in the world. Of course, the US has taken really serious steps, Trump really has a lot of merit in this issue, and of course, he will take care of this and work on strengthening it. Vance's arrival also serves this strengthening, and we welcome it. The more peaceful our neighbors are with each other, the more promising the development of the region will be...

We will have a conversation on the transit function of the South Caucasus and everything, therefore, we will have proposals. We are ready and open to this proposal. As soon as our partners have relevant proposals, it will be immediately considered. Everyone knows very well and any economist will tell you that we are talking about such a volume of cargo that the Zangezur corridor cannot handle with any development. Georgia will still be one of the main transport hubs. I am sure that the US, when defining its regional policy, will also formulate Georgia's role in this issue. Now I think that it has not been fully formulated. Of course, they will offer us proposals in a clear way. This is characteristic of Trump. When he is ready, he will tell us. We will also be ready in this relationship," Sharmanashvili said.

For information, according to US President Donald Trump, US Vice President JD Vance will visit Azerbaijan and Armenia in February to promote peace efforts and the development of the "Trump Roadmap for International Peace and Prosperity" (TRIPP).