A train carrying Russian grain was sent through Azerbaijan to Armenia.

488 tons of Russian grain were shipped by rail from Baku to Armenia today. The volume of grain and fertilizer shipped from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan exceeded 21,600 tons.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," on February 1, 25 railcars carrying Russian grain transited through Azerbaijan to Armenia. By that date, 285 railcars carrying nearly 20,000 tons of grain had already been shipped from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan.

Seven train cars carrying 488 tons of grain from Russia departed Baku today, transiting through Azerbaijan to Armenia, APA reports.

The grain train will pass through the Boyuk Kyasik station in Georgia, from where it will head towards Armenia, Trend reports today.

According to the agency, including this shipment, more than 21,000 tons of grain (302 train cars) and 610 tons of fertilizer (nine train cars) have already been transited from Russia to Armenia through Azerbaijan.

The last time, on February 4, a freight train of eight cars carrying 560 tons of Russian grain departed from Azerbaijan to Armenia, the publication says.

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Vance's visit to Baku demonstrated the pragmatism of interest The United States to the South Caucasus

The visit of US Vice President J.D. Vance to Armenia and Azerbaijan demonstrated Washington's desire to strengthen its presence in the region while weakening Russia's influence, according to Baku analysts interviewed by the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent. At the same time, the United States is changing its strategy for building relations with countries in the region, moving from a values-based partnership to cooperation based on pragmatism and economic interests.

As a reminder, on August 8, 2025, Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a declaration on the cessation of hostilities at a meeting in Washington. Moreover, Aliyev and Pashinyan did not sign the peace agreement, but only initialed it, and most of the declaration's provisions contain vague wording, analysts noted.

On December 18, 2025, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan delivered gasoline to Armenia for the first time, and on January 9, Azerbaijan sent a second batch - 1,742 tons of gasoline and 946 tons of diesel fuel. The volumes of gasoline supplied by Azerbaijan are insignificant, the deliveries can be viewed primarily as a political gesture in the context of a peaceful settlement, Armenian economists noted.

On February 4, Aliyev and Pashinyan discussed the initiated economic cooperation at a meeting in the UAE and agreed to seek opportunities to expand trade between the two countries.

Trade and economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Armenia, although mutually beneficial, will be limited in the near future. Energy supplies from Azerbaijan could weaken Armenia's dependence on Russia, analysts in Baku noted.