Armenia imports 20,000 tonnes of oil products from Azerbaijan over past year — MFA

TASS · Aug 10, 2026 · 143 words

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The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that Armenia imported 20,000 tonnes of petroleum products from Azerbaijan and transported 60,000 tonnes of cargo through Azerbaijani territory over the past year. This follows a joint declaration signed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Ilham Aliyev in Washington on August 8, 2025, aimed at peaceful settlement and establishing transport links.

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What happened

Armenia has imported 20,000 tonnes of petroleum products from Azerbaijan over the past year, with both nations working to expand bilateral trade, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement marking the anniversary of the Washington…

Why it matters

"Following the spirit of the Peace Summit held at the White House, Azerbaijan unilaterally lifted all transit restrictions on Armenia.

Common ground

Over the past year, approximately 60,000 tonnes of cargo were transported to and from Armenia through Azerbaijani territory.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Over the past year, approximately 60,000 tonnes of cargo were transported to and from Armenia through Azerbaijani territory”

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While evidence confirms that cargo (wheat, timber, petroleum) is being transported via Azerbaijan, none of the provided sources mention a specific total figure of '60,000 tonnes' for the past year. The available numbers (349 tons, 1,000 tons, 20,000 tons) do not sum to or mention 60,000.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Armenia–Azerbaijan peace deal, officially titled the Agreement "On the Establishment of Peace and Interstate Relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan", aims to end …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia–Azerbaijan_peace_agree…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is an ethnic and territorial conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh, inhabited mostly by ethnic Armenians until their expulsion in 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The joint Turkish–Azeri blockade of Armenia is an ongoing transportation and economic embargo against Armenia which has significantly impacted its economy and the regional trade dynamics of the Caucas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish–Azeri_blockade_of_Arme…

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Claim 2: “On August 8, 2025, in Washington, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a joint declaration on a peaceful settlement between Baku and Yerevan”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Nikol Pashinyan and Ilham Aliyev signed a joint declaration (referred to as the 'Peace Declaration' or 'TRIPP Declaration') in Washington D.C. on August 8, 2025, witnessed by Donald Trump.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan (born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician who is serving as the 16th and current prime minister of Armenia since 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikol_Pashinyan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The premiership of Nikol Pashinyan began on May 8, 2018, when Nikol Pashinyan was elected in a 59–42 vote by the National Assembly of Armenia to be the 16th Prime Minister of Armenia. Following the re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premiership_of_Nikol_Pashinyan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev (born December 24, 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician and statesman who has been the fourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003. He has been the leader of the New Azerbaijan P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilham_Aliyev

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Claim 3: “Armenia has imported 20,000 tonnes of petroleum products from Azerbaijan over the past year”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Armenia imported 20,000 tonnes of petroleum products from Azerbaijan over the past year. One source specifically breaks this down as 15,000 tons of diesel and 5,000 tons of gasoline.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The military forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan have been engaged in a border conflict since 12 May 2021, when Azerbaijani soldiers crossed several kilometers into Armenia in the provinces of Syunik and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia–Azerbaijan_border_cris…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Azerbaijanis in Armenia (Azerbaijani: Ermənistan azərbaycanlıları or Qərbi azərbaycanlılar, lit. 'Western Azerbaijanis') numbered 29 people according to the 2001 census of Armenia. Although they have …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijanis_in_Armenia

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Claim 4: “Azerbaijan unilaterally lifted all transit restrictions on Armenia”

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Three independent web search reports confirm that President Ilham Aliyev announced the removal of all transit restrictions on goods to Armenia, and Prime Minister Pashinyan expressed gratitude for this action.

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web search NEUTRAL — Azerbaijan has removed all restrictions on the transit of goods to Armenia. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced this during his speech at the second session of the Azerbaijan–Kazakhstan High …
https://news.am/eng/news/910853.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has expressed his gratitude to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev for lifting all restrictions on cargo transit to Armenia.Aliyev confirmed that Azerbaijan had …
https://caliber.az/en/post/armenian-pm-thanks-azerbaijani-le…

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web search NEUTRAL — “Azerbaijan has removed all transit restrictions that were imposed after the occupation. I believe this is clear evidence that peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia exists not only on paper but also in…
https://georgiatoday.ge/ilham-aliyev-a-new-era-of-peace-has-…

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Claim 5: “the joint declaration... included establishing transport links between mainland Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan”

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Multiple sources confirm the joint declaration signed on August 8, 2025, included provisions for unobstructed transit/connectivity between mainland Azerbaijan and the Nakhchivan exclave (the Zangezur Corridor).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nakhchivan (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan Azerbaijani pronunciation: [nɑxtʃɯˈvɑn]; Armenian: Նախիջևան, romanized: Naxijevan Armenian pronunciation: [naχidʒevˈan]) is the capital and largest city of the eponym…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakhchivan_(city)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nakhchivan Automobile Plant (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan Avtomobil Zavodu), also known as NAZ, is an automobile manufacturer in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakhchivan_Automobile_Plant

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası, pronounced [nɑxtʃɯˈvɑn muxˈtɑɾ ɾesˈpublikɑsɯ]) is a landlocked exclave of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The region covers 5…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakhchivan_Autonomous_Republic

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