Georgia waives fee on first Azerbaijani oil shipment to Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia’s Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has announced that it will not charge transit fees for the first shipment of Azerbaijani oil products to Armenia. The move is described as a one-time decision.

Earlier, Azerbaijani media reported that Georgia had allegedly demanded $92 per ton for allowing oil to transit to Armenia, according to Sputnik Armenia.

"On December 5, the Government of Georgia received a request from partners regarding a one-time transit of fuel from Azerbaijan to Armenia via Georgian territory. By decision of Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgian Railway has been instructed to carry out this shipment free of charge," the statement said.

The ministry emphasized that Georgia remains a reliable and strategic partner for both Armenia and Azerbaijan and continues to support regional peace and stability.

Earlier, during a forum in Doha, Hikmet Hajiyev, foreign policy advisor to Azerbaijan’s president, stated that Baku and Yerevan are discussing potential exports of oil and oil products from Azerbaijan to Armenia. He referred to these talks, which reportedly took place in Gabala, as unprecedented, though he provided no further details.

On November 28, Armenia’s Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan attended the 12th meeting of the border delimitation commissions in Gabala. However, neither side reported that topics beyond border issues had been discussed.

On November 5, Russian wheat was shipped through Azerbaijan and Georgia to the Ayrum station on the Armenia-Georgia border. Kazakh wheat followed on November 8. These were the first direct rail shipments via Azerbaijan in 35 years.