AzerTelecom and Telecom Armenia signed bilateral agreements on June 22 to route Armenia’s international internet traffic through Azerbaijan, in a concrete step in telecommunications cooperation between the two countries as they move towards normalising relations.

Under the agreements, AzerTelecom will expand the geographic reach of its international internet traffic transmission services and provide transit of internet traffic towards Armenia using its own infrastructure. Telecom Armenia, in turn, will also transit internet traffic towards Azerbaijan through its own network.

The deal adds a new connectivity route for Armenia, which previously relied on links through Georgia, Iran and Russia. Diversifying those routes reduces exposure to single points of failure and improves the resilience of Armenia’s international telecommunications networks.

AzerTelecom, founded in 2008, is the backbone internet operator connecting Azerbaijan to the international internet. Telecom Armenia — operating under the brand Team Telecom Armenia — is the country’s oldest telecoms operator, with roots stretching back more than 100 years, and provides mobile and fixed broadband, digital television and telephony services.

The agreement comes as Azerbaijan and Armenia continue to implement post-conflict normalisation. The two countries fought a six-week war in 2020 and a one-day military operation in 2023, through which Baku restored full control over its territory. Officials from both countries initialled a peace treaty text in Washington on August 8, 2025, under which each side recognises the other’s territorial integrity and drops mutual claims. Freight transit between the two countries has already resumed.

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