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10:34, 24 March 2026

A new batch of agricultural products was sent via Azerbaijan to Armenia.

Wagons carrying agricultural fertilizers and buckwheat from Russia were dispatched from Baku to Armenia today. The volume of Russian grain sent to Armenia via Azerbaijan has already exceeded 23,000 tons.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," seven wagons carrying 488 tons of grain were dispatched from Baku on March 9, transiting from Russia to Armenia. On March 11, 11 wagons carrying Russian grain were dispatched from Baku to Armenia. Including this shipment, more than 22,000 tons of grain (320 railcars), as well as 610 tons of fertilizer (nine railcars), were sent from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan.

In October 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced the lifting of all restrictions on cargo transit to Armenia. Armenian authorities considered this an important step in opening regional communications. In early November 2025, a cargo of Russian grain arrived in Armenia via Azerbaijan for the first time since the 1990s. The Armenian government noted that this fulfilled one of the agreements reached in the United States, which contributes to strengthening peace between Yerevan and Baku.

Today, four train cars carrying agricultural fertilizers and a carload of buckwheat were sent to Armenia via Azerbaijan, APA reports.

This shipment is the latest in a series of cargo deliveries from Russia. The train, carrying 271 tons of fertilizer and 68 tons of buckwheat, departed from Bilyajari Station in the direction of Boyuk Kyasik Station, Trend reports today.

The train will proceed via Boyuk Kyasik Station to Georgia, from where it will head to Armenia. Previously, more than 23,000 tons of grain and over 700 tons of fertilizer were shipped from Russia to Armenia via Azerbaijan, Report reports.

According to Yandex Maps, the Bilajari railway station is located in the Baku settlement of the same name, while the Boyuk Kyasik station is in Azerbaijan's Aghstafa district, near the border with Georgia's Gardabani municipality.

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.

US President Donald Trump stated that the key issue that prevented the signing of the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan has been resolved: the issue of the Zangezur Corridor. The "Caucasian Knot" has prepared a report "Trump Route" (TRIPP): a transport corridor through Armenia".

21:49 11.02.2026
Vance's visit to Baku demonstrated the pragmatism of US interest in the South Caucasus
US Vice President J.D. Vance's visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan demonstrated Washington's desire to strengthen its presence in the region, 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 in building relations with countries in the region, moving from partnership to value-based cooperation based on pragmatism and economic interests.

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. On March 16, it became known that a batch of 4.5 thousand tons of diesel fuel was sent from Azerbaijan to Armenia.

At the same time, against the backdrop of a shortage in Armenia, the price of liquefied gas has risen significantly, and many motorists are forced to switch to gasoline. They suggested that the authorities are trying to force them to buy gasoline supplied from Azerbaijan.

The volumes of gasoline supplied by Azerbaijan are insignificant, supplies can be Armenian economists noted that the agreement should be viewed primarily as a political gesture in the context of a peaceful settlement.

On February 4, Aliyev and Pashinyan discussed the economic cooperation they had initiated at a meeting in the UAE and agreed to explore opportunities to expand trade. Although mutually beneficial, trade and economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Armenia will be limited in the near future, analysts in Baku noted.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/421858

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