Azerbaijan sends gasoline to Armenia for first time in decades
Twenty-two railway tankers carrying AI-95 gasoline were dispatched from Azerbaijan on Dec. 18 and reached Armenia via Georgia
YEREVAN, Armenia (MNTV) — Azerbaijan has sent a rail shipment of gasoline to Armenia for the first time in decades, a move observers describe as a tangible step toward normalizing relations between the longtime rivals.
Twenty-two railway tankers carrying AI-95 gasoline were dispatched from Azerbaijan on Dec. 18 and reached Armenia via Georgia, according to reports citing Euronews. The shipment totals 1,210 tons of fuel produced by Azerbaijan’s state energy company, SOCAR.
The fuel export agreement was reached on Nov. 28 during talks in Gabala between the deputy prime ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Armenia currently imports more than 60 percent of its fuel from Russia, with additional supplies coming from Iran, Romania, Malta, and Turkey.
Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze ordered that no transit fee be charged for the first shipment passing through Georgian territory, officials said.
Azerbaijan and Armenia have been locked in conflict since the late 1980s over the Karabakh region.
Azerbaijan regained control of the territory and surrounding areas following a six-week war in 2020 and a brief military operation in 2023.
On Aug. 8, 2025, officials from both countries initialed the text of a peace agreement in Washington, recognizing each other’s territorial integrity and renouncing mutual claims.
With participation from the U.S. president, the sides also signed a statement outlining the establishment of unobstructed connectivity between mainland Azerbaijan and its Nakhchivan exclave through southern Armenia.
The planned route, known as TRIPP, is intended to preserve Armenia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and jurisdiction.
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