Azerbaijan has shipped 979 tonnes of fuel to Armenia, the latest delivery in a series of petroleum exports between the two neighbouring countries.
According to the state news agency Azertag, a train of 18 wagons carrying AI-92 grade motor fuel departed Bilajari station on Sunday (11 January), travelling towards Boyuk Kesik.
The cargo will reach Armenia via transit through Georgia.
Earlier this month, on 9 January 2026, Azerbaijan sent a total of 2,698 tonnes of fuel to Armenia in 48 wagons. The shipment included 1,742 tonnes of AI-95 petrol and 956 tonnes of diesel.
A further delivery took place on 18 December 2025, when 1,220 tonnes of AI-95 grade motor fuel was exported.
Armenia expects petrol and diesel prices to fall following the increase in petroleum imports from Azerbaijan, the country’s economy minister has said.
Armenia's Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan was quoted by the Armenpress news agency on 9 January as saying that significant volumes of Azerbaijani fuel were being delivered to Armenia by rail, influencing market expectations.
In a statement posted on social media, Papoyan said prices for petrol and diesel could drop by up to 80 drams (about $0.21) per litre compared with last month’s levels. He added that fuel retailers were already moving towards lower prices.
Speaking to local television channels on 5 January, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev said work on the Zangezur Corridor began several months after the Second Karabakh War, with construction of the railway starting in early 2021.
The proposed rail and road route is intended to link Azerbaijan with its Nakhchivan exclave via southern Armenia.
Aliyev said road infrastructure leading to the Armenian border was about 95% complete, while railway construction had reached around 70%. He added that work on missing rail sections in Nakhchivan was underway.
Once completed, the corridor is expected to have a cargo capacity of up to 15 million tonnes and to form part of major east–west and north–south transport routes.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has confirmed that fuel imports from Azerbaijan have resumed.
He said the market was open to all businesses and that participation was voluntary, adding that shipments followed contacts between Armenian companies and Azerbaijani counterparts after an initial market assessment.
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