BAKU, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev announced on Tuesday that his country has lifted all restrictions on the transit of goods to Armenia.
Aliyev, who is visiting Kazakhstan, said that the first shipment under the new arrangement was Kazakh grain bound for Armenia.
At a press conference in Astana, Aliyev said this is a strong indicator that peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia exists not only on paper but also in practice.
The office of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan welcomed the move, describing it as a key step for regional connectivity and confidence-building.
On Aug. 8, U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Aliyev and Pashinyan at the White House, where the two leaders signed a peace agreement on ending a decades-long border conflict. ■
