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In line with the peace agenda between Azerbaijan and Armenia, exports of petroleum products from Azerbaijan to Armenia will begin on December 18.

Axar.az informs, citing APА, based on an agreement reached during a meeting on November 28 in Gabala between Azerbaijan’s Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev and Armenia’s Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, 22 railcars of AI-95 gasoline produced by SOCAR will be dispatched today.

Note that Azerbaijan’s export of petroleum products to Armenia is purely commercial in nature, and the gasoline will be sold at international market prices.

On December 8, Georgia’s Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development announced that on December 5, it had received a request from partners to carry out a one-time fuel transit from Azerbaijan to Armenia through Georgian territory. “By decision of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgian Railways was instructed to immediately ensure the transportation of the cargo by rail on a one-time basis, completely free of charge,” the statement said.

This development clearly demonstrates that the peace agenda is not merely declarative in nature but is also being implemented in practical terms.

The export of Azerbaijani petroleum products to Armenia reflects the concept of economic dividends of the peace process and represents an important step toward establishing economic and trade relations between the two countries. It is also expected to contribute to the development of economic and trade ties in the region and to the expansion of cooperation among regional countries in the future.