The launch of Azerbaijani petroleum imports into Armenia has saved citizens and residents tens of billions, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.
Speaking in parliament, he added that the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz would have had a stronger impact on Armenian citizens and the economy if not for the opening of the Azerbaijani railway route to Armenia, which currently runs via Georgia.
“The import of Azerbaijani petroleum products was the final factor that allowed us to complete the operation to dismantle the monopoly in the fuel market, which had been ongoing for eight years. Why eight years? Because we are fighting the mafia,” Pashinyan told lawmakers in his 2025 report, stressing that the mafia is not only domestic but, in some cases, has branches elsewhere.
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