Pashinyan: Baku and Yerevan discuss trade

Armenia and Azerbaijan are exchanging lists of goods as part of discussions on potential trade, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said.

Pashinyan said the two sides were exploring possible commercial exchanges, including the supply of fuel from Azerbaijan to Armenia, Caliber.Az reports per Armenian media.

Responding to questions about how buyers of Azerbaijani petrol were selected, the prime minister told a government briefing that the market had been assessed in advance.

He said proposals were made to business figures who would not seek to turn the opportunity into a political issue.

As a result, two Armenian companies — Ran Oil and Titan — made contact with the Azerbaijani side, he said.

Pashinyan also noted that during the first delivery of petroleum products to Armenia, some fuel station networks refused to sell petrol originating from Azerbaijan.

A freight train operated by Azerbaijan Railways transported 1,220 tonnes of AI-95 petrol in 22 wagons to the Beyuk Kesik station in the early hours of December 19. The shipment was forwarded four hours later to Georgia and then continued onward to Armenia.

The delivery followed an agreement reached on November 28 in Gabala between Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev and Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan. Earlier this year, grain from Kazakhstan and Russia was also shipped to Armenia via Azerbaijani transit routes, underscoring expanding regional transport cooperation.

Azerbaijan will deliver a new shipment of petroleum products to Armenia on January 8, 2026, through the Guzdek railway station and the Baku freight station. 

The consignment will include 1,000 tons of RON 92 gasoline, 1,000 tons of diesel, and 1,800 tons of RON 95 gasoline.

By Aghakazim Guliyev