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The shipment of 1,210 tonnes of petrol by Azerbaijan tests renewed trade and energy ties with Armenia, aiming to reduce Armenia’s heavy reliance on Russian fuel.
- On Thursday, Azerbaijan shipped petroleum products by rail to Armenia, marking the first such export in decades and testing reopening of trade links, officials said.
- After talks in Gabala on Nov. 28, Azeri Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev and Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan discussed measures to build trust and restore economic links severed by decades of conflict.
- The shipment included 22 rail tank cars carrying 1,210 tonnes of AI-95 petrol from SOCAR, Azerbaijan's state oil company, departing for Armenia via Georgia, where Tbilisi approved the transfer and waived fees.
- Armenia currently imports more than 60% of its fuel from Russia, about 230,000 tonnes of petrol and 175,000 tonnes of diesel in 2024, officials said this export shows practical economic benefits.
- Next steps will be handled by private exporters and importers on market terms, and Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan said competitiveness depends on commercial negotiations amid border delimitation talks.
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Azerbaijan on Thursday, December 18th, sent oil products to Armenia by rail for the first time in decades, an important step towards normalizing relations between the two countries.
Erevan received 22 tanks with 1,210 tons of petrol.
Azerbaijan has sentjoi oil products along the way to Armenia, marking the first such export in recent decades and a tangible progress in the efforts to normalise relations between the two countries, long in conflict, declared state officials.
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