“I express my gratitude to the leader of Azerbaijan for the decision to lift sanctions and create conditions for direct bilateral trade through the territory of his country,” Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan, told a joint media briefing with Armenian Prime Nikol Pashinyan.

Axar.az informs, citing Qazinform News Agency, “Thus, in November this year, the first 1,000-tonne shipment of Kazakhstan's wheat was delivered to Armenia through the territory of Azerbaijan. This initiative has special political and economic significance. Kazakhstan is ready to supply high-quality grain products and other goods to Armenia on an ongoing basis. We have agreed to make all necessary efforts to further advance this initiative,” said the President of Kazakhstan.

“The new geopolitical situation in the South Caucasus is fostering favorable conditions for growing bilateral and interregional contacts. Kazakhstan supports Armenia’s ‘Crossroads of Peace’ transport and transit initiative. We also confirm our interest in joining the International Route of Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) Project. Aligning these strategic corridors with the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route and the North-South Corridor is in the interests of both nations,” Tokayev added.