Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan reiterated that Armenia is ready to facilitate the transit of trucks from Türkiye to Azerbaijan and vice versa via the Margara–Yeghegnadzor–Sisian–Goris route, adding that this can begin immediately.
He made the comments during a parliamentary joint committee debate on the government’s 2026 budget bill.
“Let’s say a truck approaches the Margara checkpoint from Türkiye to transit to Azerbaijan — Armenia can facilitate it today. Our roads up to Goris and Kornidzor are in good condition. As you know, we also have certain infrastructure in Kornidzor and can provide services in both directions. In other words, if an Azerbaijani truck approaches from the direction of Kornidzor to transit to Türkiye, we can facilitate it today,” Pashinyan said, describing the move as reciprocal toward Azerbaijan.
“Just as Azerbaijan has lifted the transit restrictions for us, we are lifting the transit restrictions as well,” he added.
Pashinyan also reaffirmed that following the initialing of the peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington on August 8, peace between the two countries is an established fact.
Last week, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced that his country had lifted all restrictions on the transit of goods to Armenia. The first shipment under the new arrangement was a consignment of Kazakh wheat, a move welcomed by PM Pashinyan.
