Georgia has agreed to permit a one-time free transit of oil
products from Azerbaijan to Armenia, according to information
circulated by Armenian media, Azernews
reports.
As reported by Azernews, the Georgian Ministry of Economy and
Sustainable Development confirmed that it had received a formal
request from its partners regarding the transit of Azerbaijani fuel
through Georgia en route to Armenia.
In its statement, the ministry noted that all sides were
informed about the decision approved by Georgian Prime Minister
Irakli Kobakhidze, emphasizing that the move applies exclusively to
a single transit operation.
Recall that last Saturday, Assistant to the President of
Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev stated that the war with Armenia is over
for Azerbaijan. He noted that the issue of exporting oil and oil
products to Armenia was discussed during Armenian Deputy Prime
Minister Mger Grigoryan’s visit to Gabala in the previous week.
“Some time ago, the Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia visited the
Gabala region of Azerbaijan. This was again an unprecedented event.
During the official visit of the Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia
to Azerbaijan, the process of border delimitation was discussed. At
the same time, some mutual trade issues between the two countries
were discussed. One of these areas, which we are now discussing, is
the issue of oil and oil products exports from Azerbaijan to
Armenia. This is also an unprecedented event,” Hajiyev said.
He also stressed that the recent permission to export wheat from
Azerbaijani territory to Armenia was an important step toward
strengthening peace in the region. According to Hajiyev, the role
of US President Donald Trump in achieving peace with Armenia has
been fundamental.
Meanwhile, Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen
Grigoryan stated that Armenia expects new opportunities from the
opening of the TRIPP route, suggesting that it would help bring
peace to the region and enable Armenia to channel more investment
into its economy and cultural development. However, Grigoryan
avoided commenting on Hajiyev’s remarks regarding the export of oil
and oil products.
Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mger Grigoryan visited Gabala on
November 28 to attend the 12th meeting of the demarcation
commission. Official information released at the time did not
mention discussions on economic issues. Still, ahead of his visit,
Grigoryan had not ruled out that the delimitation process could be
carried out in areas where the TRIPP route might pass, facilitating
its opening.