ArmInfo. Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Chairman of the Armenian Commission on Border Delimitation with Azerbaijan, confirmed that the issue of oil and petroleum product exports from Azerbaijan to Armenia was recently discussed in Gabala with Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev.
In response to a question from Radio Liberty's Armenian Service about whether Yerevan and Baku have already reached an agreement on fuel imports from Azerbaijan, the Deputy Prime Minister replied today: "Yes, there have been discussions, and there are opportunities for cooperation."
Radio Liberty also asked the Deputy Prime Minister what volumes of Azerbaijani fuel imports are being discussed, which Armenian companies intend to purchase oil from Azerbaijan, at what price Azerbaijan is prepared to sell oil and petroleum products to Armenia, and whether this price will be competitive with fuel imported from Russia. In response to these questions, Mher Grigoryan noted: "Further action regarding fuel is already within the scope of cooperation between private exporters and importers, and the terms of possible transactions will be market-based."
Besides importing Azerbaijani fuel, what other areas of mutual trade are Armenia and Azerbaijan discussing? Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan did not provide a specific answer to this question, noting only that "discussions on other goods are still ongoing."
The Armenian public learned from Azerbaijani officials that Yerevan and Baku are discussing the export of oil and petroleum products from Azerbaijan to Armenia. This was announced last week by Hikmet Hajiyev, Azerbaijani Presidential Aide for Foreign Policy. He noted that, in parallel with the border demarcation process, the deputy prime ministers also discussed several areas of mutual trade between the two countries. One of these areas is currently the export of oil and petroleum products from Azerbaijan to Armenia.
