Pashinyan thanked Ilham Aliyev for the resumption of cargo transportation through Azerbaijan

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan expressed gratitude to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev for the resumption of railway freight transportation through Azerbaijan.

As reported by BAKU.WS with reference to Report, the Prime Minister made this statement while speaking at the European Parliament today.

According to Pashinyan, in November 2025, for the first time since gaining independence, a freight train transited through Azerbaijan and Georgia and reached Armenia.

"I repeat, this happened for the first time since 1991. This happened after the President of Azerbaijan announced in October 2025 that he would lift restrictions on railway transportation through Azerbaijan to Armenia. I am grateful to the President of Azerbaijan for this decision," the Prime Minister stated.

He added that Armenia, in turn, announced its readiness to ensure the transit of goods from Azerbaijan to Turkey and back.

"We can do this using our existing road network," he said.

According to Pashinyan, Armenia is also ready, starting from today, to ensure road connectivity between the western regions of Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic through its territory using existing infrastructure.