Yerevan to receive new oil shipment in key peace deal development

Armenia is to receive 4,500 tonnes of diesel in February 2026, a key step in peace efforts that has already lowered fuel prices in the South Caucasus country.

As part of the historic peace plan between the two countries, Baku is set to provide Yerevan with another 4,500 tonnes of diesel, to be delivered on 25 February 2026, according to media reports.  Deliveries began in December 2025, marking a shift in normalising relations between the two and driving down prices in the Armenian market.Azerbaijan ships its oil products by rail, which first crosses the Georgian border before reaching Armenia.  During the early stages of the process, Georgia's transit prices sparked tensions.Armenian officials reportedly expressed concern about the high cost of transporting Azerbaijani oil products through Georgian territory, in a fresh challenge to establishing smooth cross-border fuel deliveries.  In early December 2025, Georgia provided a one-off free transit through its territory. The following batch was transported under a fixed tariff, after which Tbilisi set what it said was a "symbolic" transit fee.Georgian Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili and Armenian Infrastructure Minister Davit Khudatyan further discussed the tariffs during a Georgian delegation’s visit to Armenia last Friday.In the meeting, Khudatyan thanked Kvrivishvili for the decision to introduce a symbolic rate to transport oil products from Azerbaijan to Armenia.