Armenia’s Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan confirmed that he held talks with the Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan on the export of oil and petroleum products to Armenia. He made the statement in an interview with the Armenian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Asked whether Yerevan and Baku had reached any concrete agreements on fuel supplies, Grigoryan said: “Yes, negotiations took place, and there are opportunities for cooperation.” He stressed that any further steps would be implemented through private exporting and importing companies, and that the terms of potential deals would be based on market principles.
The Deputy Prime Minister did not specify which Armenian companies might be involved, nor the volumes or prices of potential fuel deliveries. According to him, all these issues will be determined within the framework of market-based cooperation.
Grigoryan also noted that talks between the two countries cover other areas of mutual trade as well, although no details have been disclosed so far.
