A train carrying petroleum products from Azerbaijan to Armenia is currently en route, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press briefing following a government meeting.
According to Azerbaijani media reports, the shipment represents the first delivery of petroleum products by SOCAR to Armenia.
Pashinyan said he was not aware of the exact volume of the cargo or other technical details.
“I saw reports that a train carrying petroleum products departed from Azerbaijan to Armenia. I welcome this,” he said.
The Armenian prime minister stressed that the trade is being conducted by private companies, while the necessary political conditions were created by the normalization process between the two countries.
“Of course, certain political agreements were reached, and if there is interest from the business community, such deals will continue to be made,” Pashinyan noted.
He added that, according to his information, some issues have arisen related to tariffs on Georgian Railways.
“I hope these issues will either be resolved, or economic operators will find alternative import and export routes,” he said.
Earlier, Azerbaijan lifted restrictions on cargo transit to Armenia. Following that decision, trains carrying grain from Russia and Kazakhstan passed through Azerbaijani territory to Georgia and onward to Armenia. The first shipment of Russian wheat arrived at Armenia’s Ayrum border railway station on the Armenian-Georgian border on November 5, followed by a shipment from Kazakhstan on November 8.
