Pashinyan Says Trains Now Reaching Armenia Through Azerbaijan in Talks With Putin

Overview

• In St. Petersburg, Nikol Pashinyan thanked Vladimir Putin for backing the Armenia–Azerbaijan peace process and said trains from Russia are now arriving in Armenia via Azerbaijani territory.
• Baku previously lifted restrictions on cargo transit to Armenia, with Russian Railways coordinating regional partners to organize the new route.
• Reports noted a November 6 delivery of Russian grain to Armenia by train via Azerbaijan and Georgia, marking the first such shipment in decades.
• Pashinyan proposed starting preparatory work to restore Armenia’s Ijevan, Yeraskh, and Akhuryan rail sectors while stressing that formal decisions to open them have not been made.
• He cited constructive negotiations with the United States on launching the TRIPP road, as Putin pointed to recovering trade volumes and potential cooperation in energy and logistics.