A new shipment of diesel fuel from Azerbaijan is heading to Armenia: head of Armenian regulator
16.03.2026,
15:46
A shipment of approximately 4,500 tons of diesel fuel from Azerbaijan is heading to Armenia, Gegham Gevorgyan, Chairman of the Commission for the Protection of Competition and Consumer Rights, told the ARKA news agency on Monday.
YEREVAN, March 16. /ARKA/. A shipment of approximately 4,500 tons of diesel fuel from Azerbaijan is heading to Armenia, Gegham Gevorgyan, Chairman of the Commission for the Protection of Competition and Consumer Rights, told the ARKA news agency on Monday.
"It should have arrived by now. I can't say exactly where the cargo is now, but it's definitely on its way," Gevorgyan said.
Earlier, the Interfax news agency reported that on February 25, 2026, Azerbaijan sent a shipment of approximately 4,500 tons of diesel fuel to Armenia via Georgia. The train, consisting of 39 tank cars, departed from the Güzdek station toward the Georgian border.
On the delivery of goods to Armenia via Azerbaijan
Rail freight transport to Armenia via Azerbaijan became possible thanks to agreements reached between the two countries in Washington on August 8, as well as memoranda of understanding signed between the US and Armenian governments.
This route is in operation for the first time since the early 1990s, after the President of Azerbaijan announced on October 21, 2025, the lifting of all restrictions on the transit of goods to Armenia through its territory.
The first two consignments of goods to reach Armenia by rail through Georgia and Azerbaijan were a train carrying Russian grain (15 cars, arrived on November 5) and a train carrying Kazakh wheat (approximately 1,000 tons, arrived on November 7).
Next, on December 19, a train carrying 1,218 tons of gasoline from Azerbaijan arrived in Armenia, in accordance with the agreements reached between the Armenian and Azerbaijani deputy prime ministers at a meeting on November 28, 2026, in Gabala.
"It should have arrived by now. I can't say exactly where the cargo is now, but it's definitely on its way," Gevorgyan said.
Earlier, the Interfax news agency reported that on February 25, 2026, Azerbaijan sent a shipment of approximately 4,500 tons of diesel fuel to Armenia via Georgia. The train, consisting of 39 tank cars, departed from the Güzdek station toward the Georgian border.
On the delivery of goods to Armenia via Azerbaijan
Rail freight transport to Armenia via Azerbaijan became possible thanks to agreements reached between the two countries in Washington on August 8, as well as memoranda of understanding signed between the US and Armenian governments.
This route is in operation for the first time since the early 1990s, after the President of Azerbaijan announced on October 21, 2025, the lifting of all restrictions on the transit of goods to Armenia through its territory.
The first two consignments of goods to reach Armenia by rail through Georgia and Azerbaijan were a train carrying Russian grain (15 cars, arrived on November 5) and a train carrying Kazakh wheat (approximately 1,000 tons, arrived on November 7).
Next, on December 19, a train carrying 1,218 tons of gasoline from Azerbaijan arrived in Armenia, in accordance with the agreements reached between the Armenian and Azerbaijani deputy prime ministers at a meeting on November 28, 2026, in Gabala.
