Armenia has confirmed the shipment of a second batch of petroleum products from Azerbaijan, underscoring expanding economic ties between the two countries following the recent peace process. Yerevan's Ministry of Economy’s spokesperson, Lilit Shaboyan, verified the information.
The shipment includes 1,000 tonnes of A‑92 petrol, 1,000 tonnes of diesel fuel and 1,800 tonnes of A‑95 petrol, and will be transported via the Guzdek railway station and the Baku freight station.
Armenia’s Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan said the current shipment includes both premium and regular petrol as well as diesel, and is expected to be approximately 80 drams per litre cheaper than prevailing local prices, offering relief to consumers.
The move is widely seen as part of a broader economic normalisation and peace agenda between Baku and Yerevan, with Azerbaijani fuel imports expected to diversify Armenia’s energy supplies and enhance competition in the domestic market.
The first batch in more than three decades of petroleum products from Azerbaijan to Armenia went by rail on 18 December last year, (22 tank wagons carrying around 1,300 tonnes of AI‑95 petrol), following an agreement between the two governments to expand commercial cooperation.
“Perhaps, this is the first trade and economic transaction between Armenia and Azerbaijan not only after the peace established between the two countries, but also after independence in general,” Yereven's Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan wrote on Facebook about the first delivery.
The move comes following a trilateral summit at the White House in August 2025, where Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, alongside U.S. President Donald Trump, signed a declaration to formally end decades of conflict.
The agreement included commitments to cease hostilities, reopen transport routes, and normalise bilateral relations.
Analysts and business sources have noted that the new supply route could help Armenia reduce dependence on other traditional suppliers.
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