Russia to send more wheat to Armenia via Azerbaijan

Another transit shipment from Russia to Armenia will pass through Azerbaijan, with 2,725 tonnes of wheat set to be transported by rail.

According to local media, the shipment comprises 39 railway wagons and will depart from the Beyk Kesik station in Azerbaijan for Armenia.

The latest shipment adds to a growing volume of Russian goods that have been transported to Armenia through Azerbaijani territory since Baku lifted long-standing restrictions on cargo transit to Armenia.

To date, more than 44,000 tonnes of grain, around 9,000 tonnes of fertiliser, 1,136 tonnes of propane, 133 tonnes of aluminium, 1,114 tonnes of coal and 67 tonnes of timber have been shipped from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan.

At the same time, Azerbaijan has exported around 15,000 tonnes of diesel fuel and around 5,000 tonnes of AI-92 and AI-95 petrol to Armenia.

The latest wheat shipment is part of a transit route that was reopened following Azerbaijan's decision to lift restrictions on cargo transit to Armenia. In October 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced the lifting of restrictions that had been in place since the conflict of the early 1990s.

The move followed a joint peace declaration signed by Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Washington in August 2025 in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump. The declaration was aimed at normalising relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia and restoring regional transport links.

The first Russian grain shipment to Armenia via this route arrived in early November 2025, marking the first such rail transit since the 1990s. The cargo travelled through Azerbaijan to the Georgian border before continuing to Armenia, as the direct railway link between Azerbaijan and Armenia remains unrestored.

By Tamilla Hasanova